1st Edition

Creativity and Innovation in Organizational Teams

Edited By Leigh L. Thompson, Hoon- Seok Choi Copyright 2006
272 Pages
by Psychology Press

272 Pages
by Psychology Press

272 Pages
by Psychology Press

Creativity and Innovation in Organizational Teams stemmed from a conference held at the Kellogg School of Management in June 2003 covering creativity and innovation in groups and organizations. Each chapter of the book is written by an expert and covers original theory about creative processes in organizations. The organization of the text reflects a longstanding notion that creativity in the... Read more
Contents: Series Foreword. Preface. Introduction. Part I: Cognitive Processes of Creative Thinking. S.M. Smith, D.R. Gerkens, J.J. Shah, N. Vargas-Hernandez, Empirical Studies of Creative Cognition in Idea Generation. E.L. Santanen, Opening the Black Box of Creativity: Causal Effects in Creative Solution Generation. J. Goldenberg, D. Nir, E. Maoz, Structuring Creativity: Creative Templates in Negotiation. Part II: Team and Group Dynamics of Brainstorming. P.B. Paulus, T. Nakui, V.L. Putman, Group Brainstorming and Teamwork: Some Rules for the Road to Innovation. H-S. Choi, L.L. Thompson, Membership Change in Groups: Implications for Group Creativity. A.C. Edmondson, J.P. Mogelof, Explaining Psychological Safety in Innovation Teams: Organizational Culture, Team Dynamics, or Personality? M.A. West, C.A. Sacramento, D. Fay, Creativity and Innovation Implementation in Work Groups: The Paradoxical Role of Demands. B.A. Nijstad, E.F. Rietzschel, W. Stroebe, Four Principles of Group Creativity. Part III: Organizational Influences of Creativity and Innovation. D. Ancona, H. Bresman, Begging, Borrowing, and Building on Ideas From the Outside to Create Pulsed Innovation Inside Teams. A.B. Hargadon, Bridging Old Worlds and Building New Ones: Towards a Microsociology of Creativity. C.M. Ford, Creative Associations and Entrepreneurial Opportunities.

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Hoon- Seok Choi, Leigh L. Thompson