Multi-level issues in creativity and innovation [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Michael D. Mumford, Samuel T. Hunter, Katrina E. Beddel-Avers

• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; London, : Elsevier JAI, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (529 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.35
• Soggetto topico: Creative ability; Organizational sociology; Entrepreneurship; Strategic planning; Teams in the workplace; Manpower planning
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MumfordMichael D HunterSamuel T Bedell-AversKatrina E
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Multi-Level Issues in Creativity and Innovation; Copyright page; Contents; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Overview: Multi-Level Issues in Creativity and Innovation; Part I: Creativity and Social Influence; Chapter 1. Social Influence and Creativity in Organizations: A Multi-Level Lens for Theory, Research, and Practice; Introduction; Defining Organizational Creativity and Innovation; Predicting Creativity: An Initial Look at Social Factors; Multi-Level Models of Creativty and Innovation; Social Influence and Creativity; Creativity, Innovation, and Group Influence ; Creativity, Innovation, and LeadershipConclusions; References; Chapter 2. Social Influence, Creativity, and Innovation: Boundaries, Brackets, and Non-Linearity; Introduction; Social Influence may Differ by Level; Domain Characteristics Differ Across Domains; Creativity and Innovation Influences; Conclusions; References; Chapter 3. Creativity Research Should be a Social Science; Introduction; The Creativity Complex; Individual Differences; Aesthetics, Innovation, and Creativity; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4. Facing Ambiguity in Organizational Creativity Research: Choices Made in the Mud ; IntroductionPressing Forward Through the mud; Spinning wheels in the mud; Final Thoughts on Moving on; References; Part II: Innovation and Planning; Chapter 5. Planning for Innovation: A Multi-Level Perspective; Introduction; Project Portfolios; Organizational-Level Influences; Group-Level Influences; Individual-Level Influences; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6. Templates for Innovation; Planning for Innovation: Noteworthy Contributions; Planning for Innovation: Noteworthy Omissions; References ; Chapter 7. Innovation as a Contested Terrain: Planned Creativity and Innovation Versus Emergent Creativity and InnovationIntroduction; What is Included; Strategies for Navigation; The Messy Middle; What Type of Innovation; Contested Terrain; Note; References; Chapter 8.Constraints on Innovation: Planning as a Context for Creativity; Introduction; Constraints; Oversystemization; Complexity; Social Systems; Conclusions; References; Part III: Creativity and Cognitive Processes; Chapter 9. Creativity and Cognitive Processes: Multi-Level Linkages Between Individual and Team Cognition; Introduction ; Factors Influencing CreativityCognitive Models of Creative Problem Solving; Problem Identification and Construction; Information Search and Encoding; Idea and Solution Generation; Idea Evaluation and Selection; Implementation Planning and Monitoring; Conclusions; References; Chapter 10. Team Creativity: More than the Sum of its Parts?; Introduction; Critique; Doing Multi-Level Research on Creativity: First think About Team Creativity; Conclusion; References; Chapter 11. Team Cognition: The Importance of Team Process and Composition for the Creative Problem-Solving Process; Introduction ; The Importance of Team Composition and Process
• Sommario/riassunto: Presents timely, scholarly information on multiple levels of analysis, especially multi-level theory, research, and methods
• Titolo autorizzato: Multi-level issues in creativity and innovation
• ISBN: 1-281-14512-2; 9786611145125; 1-84950-553-5; 0-08-055730-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451517003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research in multi-level issues ; ; v. 7.