Individual Creativity In The Workplace (Explorations In Creativity Research)

Rapid technological change, global competition, and economic uncertainty have all contributed to organizations seeking to improve creativity and innovation. Researchers and businesses want to know what factors facilitate or inhibit creativity in a variety of organizational settings. Individual Creativity in the Workplace identifies those factors, including what motivational and cognitive factors influence individual creativity, as well as the contextual factors that impact creativity such as teams and leadership.The book takes research findings out of the lab and provides examples of these findings put to use in real world organizations. Identifies factors facilitating or inhibiting creativity in organizational settings Summarizes research on creativity, cognition, and motivation Provides real world examples of these factors operating in organizations today Highlights creative thought processes and how to encourage them Outlines management styles and leadership to encourage creativity Explores how to encourage individual creativity in team contexts

• | Author: Roni Reiter-Palmon, Victoria L. Kennel, James C. Kaufman
• | Publisher: Academic Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 15, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 422 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Psychology
• | ISBN-10: 0128132388
• | ISBN-13: 9780128132388