This paper focuses on the emergent importance of curiosity at work for individuals and
organizations by reviewing management research on curiosity at work. We start by …

An imbalance exists between the role of curiosity as a motivational force in nearly all human
endeavors and the lack of scientific attention given to the topic. In recent years, however …

Since the origins of psychology, curiosity has occupied a pivotal position in the study of
motivation, emotion, and cognition; and disciplines as far-ranging as biology, economics …

The Power of Interest for Motivation and Engagement describes the benefits of interest for
people of all ages. Using case material as illustrations, the volume explains that interest can …

Highlights•Curiosity is a powerful motivator of information-seeking behavior.•People risk
negative experiences to satisfy curiosity.•Empirical evidence reveals parallels between …

Mounting evidence demonstrates that the presence of interest is foundational for both
motivation and continued engagement. Interest describes the ways that individuals engage …

The open-ended and internally driven nature of curiosity makes characterizing the
information seeking that accompanies it a daunting endeavour. We use a historico …

What situational contexts constructed by learning content or environments may facilitate
learners' epistemic curiosity is a noteworthy issue for contemporary education. Besides, the …

We present an assessment of curiosity measures used in organizational and social
psychology literature published since the start of this century. We focus on:(a) the validity …

To what extent are epistemic curiosity and situational interest different indicators for the
same underlying psychological mechanism? To answer this question, we conducted two …