Group creativity : innovation through collaboration / edited by Paul B. Paulus and Bernard A. Nijstad.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Paulus, Paul B., editor.

Nijstad, Bernard Arjan, 1971- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative thinking--Social aspects.

Creative thinking.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Social aspects.

Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Group problem solving.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Creativity often involves the development of original ideas that are useful or influential. Most research and writing on creativity has focused on individual creativity. However, with the information explosion and growing necessity of specialisation, the development of innovations will increasingly require group interaction at some stage of the process. Most organisations and much of the scientific process now rely on work of teams with diverse skills and knowledge. Fortunately, in recent years there has been an increasing acknowledgement of the importance of social and contextual factors in

Contents:

Group creativity / Paul B. Paulus and Bernard A. Nijstad

The constraining effects of initial ideas / Steven M. Smith

Diversity and creativity in work groups : a dynamic perspective on the affective and cognitive processes that link diversity and performance / Frances J. Milliken, Caroline A. Bartel, and Terri R. Kurtzberg

Better than individuals? : the potential benefits of dissent and diversity for group creativity / Charlan Jeanne Nemeth and Brendan Nemeth-Brown

Group creativity and collective choice / Garold Stasser and Zachary Birchmeier

Enhancing ideational creativity in groups : lessons from research on brainstorming / Paul B. Paulus and Vincent R. Brown

Cognitive stimulation and interference in idea-generating groups / Bernard A. Nijstad, Michael Diehl, and Wolfgang Stroebe

Electronic brainstorming : theory, research, and future directions / Alan R. Dennis and Mike L. Williams

Is the social psychology of creativity really social? : moving beyond a focus on the individual / Beth A. Hennessey

Newcomer innovation in work teams / John M. Levine, Hoon-Seok Choi, and Richard L. Moreland

The group as mentor : social capital and the systems model of creativity / Charles Hooker, Jeanne Nakamura, and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Innovation implementation in work teams / Michael A. West

Learning from direct and indirect experience in organizations : the effects of experience, content, timing, and distribution / Linda Argote and Aimée A. Kane

Creative cultures, nations, and civilizations : strategies and results / Dean Keith Simonton

Group creativity : common themes and future directions / Bernard A. Nijstad and Paul B. Paulus.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-19-028725-X

1-280-53213-0

0-19-530301-6

0-19-803360-5

1-60256-931-2

OCLC:

935262075