An artist, Martel is known for his bright canvases awash in extraordinary color combinations. His pieces bring tens of thousands of dollars at auction, and this allows him to pay the salary of assistants, such as Brendan. An aspiring young painter, Brendan mixes paints, cleans brushes, and maintains the inventory of art supplies in Martel's studio. The difference between their two positions is best described in organizational terms by saying that Martel's work involves ________ task performance.

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Creative task performance is the degree to which individuals develop ideas or physical outcomes that are both novel and useful, whereas routine task performance involves well-known responses to demands that occur in a normal, routine, or otherwise predictable way. Martel has become famous because of his paintings, which are both novel and (because they give people pleasure) useful. Though Brendan aspires to be known as an artist in his own right, at present his job involves little creativity-an example of routine task performance.

An Artist, Martel Is Known for His Bright Canvases Awash