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Creative Knowledge Environments - The Influences on Creativity in Research and Innovation (Hardcover): Sven Hemlin, Carl Martin... Creative Knowledge Environments - The Influences on Creativity in Research and Innovation (Hardcover)
Sven Hemlin, Carl Martin Allwood, Ben R. Martin
R3,091 Discovery Miles 30 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Although there is an ever increasing demand for new technology and innovations in the economy and society in general, we currently know little about the conditions for stimulating creativity in relation to research and innovative activity. This book fills a significant gap in the literature by examining the environmental factors that encourage creative working processes for research and innovation. Uniquely, the book investigates creative environments rather than creative individuals which has been the traditional focus of most previous research. The authors first explain what a Creative Knowledge Environment (CKE) is and then examine the phenomenon in a number of case studies at the micro, meso and macro-levels. By analysing the conditions and mechanisms conducive to creativity in both private and public institutions, they are able to identify the work environments which appear to best stimulate the creation of knowledge. They combine and integrate the previously rather disparate literature on creativity and innovation, and summarise what we know about creativity on the basis of current research in a range of disciplines. They also link their findings to contemporary debates about the knowledge society, the knowledge economy and knowledge management, and address relevant issues in science and technology policy relating to knowledge production and exploitation. The concluding chapter summarises what we now know about CKEs and how best to stimulate them, including a discussion of the policy implications and an agenda for future research. Academics and researchers in the fields of science and technology policy, innovation management and business will welcome this original and insightful book. It will also be a useful reference for policymakers involved in knowledge management, and practitioners in R&D departments, universities and knowledge-intensive business sectors.

Handbook of Research on Leadership and Creativity (Paperback): Michael D Mumford, Sven Hemlin Handbook of Research on Leadership and Creativity (Paperback)
Michael D Mumford, Sven Hemlin
R1,589 Discovery Miles 15 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The rapid pace of technological change and globalization of products, competition and services have conspired to place a new premium on innovation for firms across the world. Although many variables influence creativity and innovation, the effective leadership of creative teams has proved especially important. This timely Handbook presents the state of the art for what leaders must do to lead creative teams and how they should do it. Handbook of Research on Leadership and Creativity is divided into three major sections. The first section on leadership functions identifies key activities that must be executed by leaders if creative efforts are to prove successful. The next section explains creative leadership using available theoretical models, examining the effects of leader behaviors on follower creativity. The final section investigates specific domains where organizations seek creativity. It covers the creative domains of research and development as well as military and academia, which have not traditionally been viewed as domains where creative leadership is critical. This comprehensive Handbook makes a significant contribution to the literature on creativity and innovation and will be welcomed as an accessible yet authoritative text by students, teachers and researchers alike. Contributors: S. Acar, R. Bathurst, L. Bennich-Bjoerkman, A. Carmeli, S. Connelly, D. De Paoli, D.C. Derrick, T.L. Friedrich, S. Hemlin, C. Higgs, S.T. Hunter, S.G. Isaksen, K.S. Jaussi, B.S. Jayne, R.K. Kazanjian, J. Kratzer, G.S. Ligon, J.B. Lovelace, M. Mance, S.E. Markham, T. McIntosh, I. Michelfelder, T.J. Mulhearn, B.H. Neely, C.L.K. Olsson, G. Puccio, R. Reiter-Palmon, A. Ropo, K. Rosing, R.P. Royston, J.B. Schmidt, L.M. Steele, J.P. Stephens, E.M. Todd, D. van Knippenberg, L.L. Watts, J. Witt Smith, S. Zaccaro, M. Zhong

Handbook of Research on Leadership and Creativity (Hardcover): Michael D Mumford, Sven Hemlin Handbook of Research on Leadership and Creativity (Hardcover)
Michael D Mumford, Sven Hemlin
R6,495 Discovery Miles 64 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The rapid pace of technological change and globalization of products, competition and services have conspired to place a new premium on innovation for firms across the world. Although many variables influence creativity and innovation, the effective leadership of creative teams has proved especially important. This timely Handbook presents the state of the art for what leaders must do to lead creative teams and how they should do it. Handbook of Research on Leadership and Creativity is divided into three major sections. The first section on leadership functions identifies key activities that must be executed by leaders if creative efforts are to prove successful. The next section explains creative leadership using available theoretical models, examining the effects of leader behaviors on follower creativity. The final section investigates specific domains where organizations seek creativity. It covers the creative domains of research and development as well as military and academia, which have not traditionally been viewed as domains where creative leadership is critical. This comprehensive Handbook makes a significant contribution to the literature on creativity and innovation and will be welcomed as an accessible yet authoritative text by students, teachers and researchers alike. Contributors: S. Acar, R. Bathurst, L. Bennich-Bjoerkman, A. Carmeli, S. Connelly, D. De Paoli, D.C. Derrick, T.L. Friedrich, S. Hemlin, C. Higgs, S.T. Hunter, S.G. Isaksen, K.S. Jaussi, B.S. Jayne, R.K. Kazanjian, J. Kratzer, G.S. Ligon, J.B. Lovelace, M. Mance, S.E. Markham, T. McIntosh, I. Michelfelder, T.J. Mulhearn, B.H. Neely, C.L.K. Olsson, G. Puccio, R. Reiter-Palmon, A. Ropo, K. Rosing, R.P. Royston, J.B. Schmidt, L.M. Steele, J.P. Stephens, E.M. Todd, D. van Knippenberg, L.L. Watts, J. Witt Smith, S. Zaccaro, M. Zhong

Creativity and Leadership in Science, Technology, and Innovation (Paperback): Sven Hemlin, Carl Martin Allwood, Ben Martin,... Creativity and Leadership in Science, Technology, and Innovation (Paperback)
Sven Hemlin, Carl Martin Allwood, Ben Martin, Michael D Mumford
R1,715 Discovery Miles 17 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Leadership is vital to creativity and successful innovation in groups and organizations; leadership is however seldom studied in the academic literature as a creativity driver. One reason for the lack of attention paid to leadership's effect on creativity may be the common belief that creativity cannot and should not be managed. Creative individuals and groups are regarded as, and indeed often are, autonomous and self-driving. From this belief the erroneous conclusion is drawn that there is no need for leadership in creative environments and situations. The better conclusion, proposed by this book, is that leadership not only stimulates creativity, but that such a leadership in the science, technology, and innovation fields should specifically possess at least two features: a) expertise in the field(s), and b) an ability to create, support, and encourage individuals, groups, and creative knowledge environments. A number of specialist authors in this volume offer original theoretical, empirical, and applied chapters that elucidate how to better organize and lead creative efforts in science, technology, and innovation. A number of important research questions are raised and answered, including: What kinds of leaderships are needed at different levels of S&T organizations for a creative output? What social and cognitive abilities and skills are needed for leadership in creative environments? How does leadership vary with different phases of the creative process? This book offers concrete analysis of how leaders and managers can facilitate, promote, and organize for creative performance in science, technology, and in innovating organizations, making it required reading for academic and industrial research leaders, scientists, and engineers.

Creativity and Leadership in Science, Technology, and Innovation (Hardcover, New): Sven Hemlin, Carl Martin Allwood, Ben... Creativity and Leadership in Science, Technology, and Innovation (Hardcover, New)
Sven Hemlin, Carl Martin Allwood, Ben Martin, Michael D Mumford
R4,611 Discovery Miles 46 110 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Leadership is vital to creativity and successful innovation in groups and organizations; leadership is however seldom studied in the academic literature as a creativity driver. One reason for the lack of attention paid to leadership's effect on creativity may be the common belief that creativity cannot and should not be managed. Creative individuals and groups are regarded as, and indeed often are, autonomous and self-driving. From this belief the erroneous conclusion is drawn that there is no need for leadership in creative environments and situations. The better conclusion, proposed by this book, is that leadership not only stimulates creativity, but that such a leadership in the science, technology, and innovation fields should specifically possess at least two features: a) expertise in the field(s), and b) an ability to create, support, and encourage individuals, groups, and creative knowledge environments. A number of specialist authors in this volume offer original theoretical, empirical, and applied chapters that elucidate how to better organize and lead creative efforts in science, technology, and innovation. A number of important research questions are raised and answered, including: What kinds of leaderships are needed at different levels of S&T organizations for a creative output? What social and cognitive abilities and skills are needed for leadership in creative environments? How does leadership vary with different phases of the creative process? This book offers concrete analysis of how leaders and managers can facilitate, promote, and organize for creative performance in science, technology, and in innovating organizations, making it required reading for academic and industrial research leaders, scientists, and engineers.

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