Individual Creativity in the Workplace (Explorations in Creativity Research)

Individual Creativity in the Workplace (Explorations in Creativity Research)

by JamesC.Kaufman (Editor), RoniReiter-Palmon (Editor), VictoriaL.Kennel (Editor)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 420
Edition: 1
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 21 Aug 2018

ISBN 10: 0128132388
ISBN 13: 9780128132388

Author Bio
Professor of Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology and Director for the Center for Collaboration Science, an inter-disciplinary program at UNO. Editor of Psychology of Creativity, Aesthetics and the Arts. Associate editor for the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology. She serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Organizational Behavior, The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, Journal of Business and Psychology, and International Journal of Problem Solving and Creativity. Professor of Educational Psychology, author/editor of 35+ books on creativity, author of 250+ research articles on creativity, cofounding editor of both Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts and Psychology of Popular Media Culture. Editor, International Journal of Creativity and Problem Solving. Recipient of NAGC's Torrance Award, APA's Berlyne and Farnsworth Awards, and Mensa's research award. Former president of American Psychological Association's (APA's) Division 10.