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Building organisational culture that stimulates creativity and innovation
E.C. Martins,F. Terblanche +1 more
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In this article, the authors present the determinants of organisational culture which influence creativity and innovation, including strategy, structure, support mechanisms, behaviour that encourages innovation, and open communication.Abstract:
The purpose of this article is to present, by means of a model, the determinants of organisational culture which influence creativity and innovation. A literature study showed that a model, based on the open systems theory and the work of Schein, can offer a holistic approach in describing organisational culture. The relationship between creativity, innovation and culture is discussed in this context. Against the background of this model, the determinants of organisational culture were identified. The determinants are strategy, structure, support mechanisms, behaviour that encourages innovation, and open communication. The influence of each determinant on creativity and innovation is discussed. Values, norms and beliefs that play a role in creativity and innovation can either support or inhibit creativity and innovation depending on how they influence individual and group behaviour. This is also explained in the article.read more
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Measuring innovation culture in organizations
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Corporate Assessment : Auditing a Company's Personality
Adrian Furnham,Barrie Gunter +1 more
TL;DR: Chapter 1 - Management Audits, Chapter 2 - Measurement Issues, Chapter 3 - Corporate Culture, Chapter 4 - Corporate Climate, Chapter 5 - Communication Audits and Chapter 6 - Customer Audits.
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Strategic Human Resource Management
Olive Lundy,Alan Cowlimg +1 more
TL;DR: The concept of strategic human resources management has been discussed in this paper, with the focus on culture, strategy, and change in the context of human resources planning and human resources integration.
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Thinking Creatively at Work: Organization Influences on Creative Problem Solving
TL;DR: In this article, the authors consider how peoples' creative problem solving efforts are influenced by characteristics of the organizations in which they work and describe organizational variables that might help or hinder effective application of these processes.
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Creativity and innovation in organizations: Two models and managerial implications
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present two models to further understand the dynamics of creativity in organizational settings, and the place of the creativity in the innovation process, in which innovation is contingent on a cascade of creative efforts in various functional areas and across different fields of specialization.