The potential implication of creativity upon negotiation remains to date ill researched. The aim of this study is to … obtained creativity scores from 70 participants, who performed a two-party, multi-issue negotiation in 35 dyads. This …’ creativity score and economic negotiation outcomes. We observe a negative effect of negotiators’ creativity on relational …

creativity in brainstorming by fostering divergent thinking. Our paper reconciles these perspectives with new theory and a multi …-method investigation to explain when and why criticism promotes creativity in brainstorming. We propose that a cooperative social context … allows criticism to be construed positively, spurring creativity without inciting intragroup conflict, whereas a competitive …