Good Moods Encourage Speaking Up at Work
You have a wonderful idea about how to improve your workplace, but will you tell anybody about it? Sometimes speaking up is difficult to do. After all, you might be chastised or mocked for daring to...
View ArticleHow to Inspire Workplace Innovation: Increase Self-Efficacy
Where does workplace innovation come from? Innovative people, of course. But finding those people or predicting who those people will be is a near-impossible task for most organizations. So what can we...
View ArticleTerritorial Marking Can Impact Workplace Creativity
“Can you give me feedback on this new idea?” What if I phrase the question differently: “Can you give me feedback on my new idea that I have?” Does that little change affect how you feel about the...
View ArticleThe Pros and Cons of Being a Jerk at Work
Have you ever experienced a jerk at work? Have you read about famous business leaders known to be jerks? Does it seem that some jerks tend to get ahead, perhaps even becoming known for their...
View ArticleThe Role of Social Networking for Cultural Entrepreneurs
As the global economy rallies, we see an increase in cultural business start-ups. These creative industries, which include the arts, music, theatre, and so on, are in some ways quite different from...
View ArticleCreativity is More Than Thinking Outside the Box (IO Psychology)
Topic: Teams, Creativity Publication: Academy of Management Journal Article: Cognitive team diversity and individual team member creativity: A cross-level interaction Authors: S. J. Shin, T.-Y. Kim,...
View ArticleInviting the Inquiry of Science into Strategic Planning (IO Psychology)
Topic: Business Strategy, Creativity, Strategic HR Publication: Harvard Business Review (SEPT 2012) Article: Bringing Science to the Art of Strategy Authors: A. G. Lafley, R. L. Martin, J. W. Rivkin,...
View ArticleClimate: A catalyst for innovation (IO Psychology)
Earlier this year, Marissa Mayer, the former Google employee and current Yahoo CEO, ordered employees who were working from home to now work in the office in an attempt to foster more innovation within...
View ArticleCreativity and Firm Performance
In this study, the authors examined circumstances in which creativity is positively or negatively related to firm performance. They argued that the relationship between creativity and firm performance...
View ArticleImplementing Creative Ideas at Work
Change dominates the modern business landscape. Business as usual can no longer enough outpace the competition. In all sectors of the global marketplace, creative solutions to complex problems prove...
View ArticleIs Bureaucracy Bad for Creativity? That Depends on You
Topic: Creativity, Strategic HR, Teams Publication: Academy of Management Journal Article: How does bureaucracy impact individual creativity? A cross-level investigation of team contextual influences...
View ArticleCreativity by Committee
Topic: Creativity Publication: Academy of Management Journal (APR 2009) Article: A cross-level perspective on employee creativity: goal orientation, team learning behavior, and individual creativity....
View ArticleSearching for the Creative Employee
Topic: Creativity Publication: Academy of Management Journal (JUN 2009) Article: Interactive effects of growth need strength, work context, and job complexity on self-reported creative performance....
View ArticleCreativity by Committee
Topic: Creativity Publication: Academy of Management Journal (APR 2009) Article: A cross-level perspective on employee creativity: goal orientation, team learning behavior, and individual creativity...
View ArticleBrainwriting – a New Trend for Increased Innovation?
Topic: Creativity Publication: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology (MAR 2009) Article: Better than brainstorming? Potential contextual boundary conditions to brainwriting for idea...
View ArticleHands-on practice increases creativity in teams
Topic: Creativity, Teams Publication: Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes (MAR 2010) Article: First, get your feet wet: The effects of learning from direct and indirect experience on...
View ArticleTask Conflict, Team Creativity and…Goldilocks?
Topic: Conflict, Creativity Publication: Journal of Applied Psychology (AUG 2010) Article: Task conflict and team creativity: A question of how much and when Authors: Farh, J. L., Lee, C., & Farh,...
View ArticleMaximizing your stakeholders’ experiences in product creation
Topic: Business Strategy, Creativity Publication: Harvard Business Review (OCT 2010) Article: Building the co-creative enterprise Authors: V. Ramaswany, F. Gouillart Reviewed By: Liz Brashier
View ArticleCreativity at Work…Through Increased Workplace Structure?
Topic: Creativity, Strategic HR, Stress Publication: Human Resource Management (49) Article: Does Structuring of Human Resource Management Process Enhance Employee Creativity? The Mediating Role of...
View ArticlePerceived similarities make it easier for newbies to adjust. But how?…
Topic: Diversity, Work Environment, Culture, Creativity Publication: Journal of Vocational Behavior (April, 2011) Article: Perceived similarity, proactive adjustment, and organizational socialization...
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