Table 1 Identified kernel theories (KT)... | Emerald Publishing

Table 1

Identified kernel theories (KT) and justificatory knowledge (JK)

	Kernel theory	Justificatory knowledge	Key concepts	Sources
KT1	Media Richness Theory	JK1) Persuasion and Nudging	Breadth and depth of information sharing; Decision- and behavior change; Technological overload and fatigue; Attentional capture	Schmidt (2010), Chao et al. (2020), Tarafdar et al. (2007), Weinmann et al. (2016), Oinas-Kukkonen and Harjumaa (2009), Fogg (2009), Thompson et al. (2005)
		JK2) Feature Fatigue and Stress
		JK3) Cognitive Load
KT2	Activity Theory	JK4) Social Loafing	Tension and instability; Interference and presence; Fear of negative consequences; Implicit coordination; Shared understanding	Kaptelinin and Nardi (2012b), Karau and Williams (1993), Nijstad et al. (2003), Amabile et al. (1990), Kahn (1990), Johnson et al. (2007), Redlich et al. (2018)
		JK5) Production Blocking
		JK6) Social Facilitation
		JK7) Psychological Safety
		JK8) Shared Understanding
KT3	Creativity under Constraints	JK9) Theory of Creativity	Cognitive and social coping; Novelty and conformity; Divergent and Convergent thinking; Induction of activity; Multitasking	Stokes (2009), Acar et al. (2019), Chandra et al. (2019), Runco and Acar (2012), Madjar et al. (2011), Baer and Oldham (2006), Kapadia and Melwani (2021)
		JK10) Radical Creativity
		JK11) Activation Theory
		JK12) Subsequent Creativity

	Kernel theory	Justificatory knowledge	Key concepts	Sources
KT1	Media Richness Theory	JK1) Persuasion and Nudging	Breadth and depth of information sharing; Decision- and behavior change; Technological overload and fatigue; Attentional capture	Schmidt (2010), Chao et al. (2020), Tarafdar et al. (2007), Weinmann et al. (2016), Oinas-Kukkonen and Harjumaa (2009), Fogg (2009), Thompson et al. (2005)
		JK2) Feature Fatigue and Stress
		JK3) Cognitive Load
KT2	Activity Theory	JK4) Social Loafing	Tension and instability; Interference and presence; Fear of negative consequences; Implicit coordination; Shared understanding	Kaptelinin and Nardi (2012b), Karau and Williams (1993), Nijstad et al. (2003), Amabile et al. (1990), Kahn (1990), Johnson et al. (2007), Redlich et al. (2018)
		JK5) Production Blocking
		JK6) Social Facilitation
		JK7) Psychological Safety
		JK8) Shared Understanding
KT3	Creativity under Constraints	JK9) Theory of Creativity	Cognitive and social coping; Novelty and conformity; Divergent and Convergent thinking; Induction of activity; Multitasking	Stokes (2009), Acar et al. (2019), Chandra et al. (2019), Runco and Acar (2012), Madjar et al. (2011), Baer and Oldham (2006), Kapadia and Melwani (2021)
		JK10) Radical Creativity
		JK11) Activation Theory
		JK12) Subsequent Creativity

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