Handbook of Organizational Creativity (Hardcover)

by Jing Zhou (Editor), Christina Shalley (Editor)
Key Phrases: small group research, new relationships between creativity, leadership and employee creativity, New York, Academy of Management, Journal of Applied Psychology (more...)

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Review

Organizational effectiveness in the 21^st Century depends on innovation. Although innovation has taken on a new importance for organizations, research on innovation and its basis in creativity has received less attention. Thus Zhou and Shalleys Handbook of Creativity in Organizations is an important contribution. This book not only summarizes much of what we know about creativity it examines the variables that are the critical forces shaping creativity in organizational settings. Not only are variables influencing creativity at multiple levels, individual, group, organizational, and environmental, examined, the methods underlying this research are examined. This handbook should prove of substantial value to both those interested in studying creativity in organizations and those interested in enhancing creativity in organizational settings. - Michael Mumford, Center for Applied Social Research, The University of Oklahoma, USA

Creativity is one of those topics that never goes out of style. Zhou and Shalley are two of the premier experts on creativity in the organizational sciences, and together they have assembled a real tour de force of contributors. Creativity is a topic that spans social science displines, each with their attendant methods and approaches. Zhou and Shalley have done a wonderful job of including scholars who draw from these diverse disciplines, including psychology and sociology, and those who employ both quantative and qualitative approaches to study creativity. Another noteworthy, and unusual, feature of the chapters in the book is that they speak to both the theoretical and applied aspects of creativity. I highly recommend this book. - Timothy A. Judge, University of Florida, USA

Product Description
This volume is a comprehensive and cutting-edge reference book reflecting current knowledge in the rapidly growing area of organizational creativity. The contributors to this volume are all leading researchers in the field of organizational creativity. This volume: provides a historical review of organizational creativity theory and research; presents critical reviews and summaries of research on micro, meso, and macro topics (e.g., leadership, feedback, goals and role expectations, groups and teams, social networks, climate and culture, deep structures, sense-making processes, and creativity and organizational change) concerning organizational creativity; demonstrates contributions of creativity to individual work outcomes and organizational success; and, discusses emerging areas and highlights promising future research trends. Professors and graduate students in management (e.g., organizational behavior, organizational theory, entrepreneurship, strategic management, human resource management, and change management) and psychology (e.g., industrial and organizational psychology, social psychology, and educational psychology) will find this volume most beneficial. Professors and graduate students in marketing, sociology, and education also may find this book useful and relevant. Thoughtful managers and executives, professionals and knowledge workers, and aspiring managers and MBA students also would find this book beneficial in sharpening their thinking, and helping them to identify the right tools for managing creativity.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Psychology Press; 1 edition (October 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805840729
• ISBN-13: 978-0805840728
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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