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Creative action in organizations : ivory tower visions & real world voices /

Creative action in organizations : ivory tower visions & real world voices / edited by Cameron M. Ford, Dennis A. Gioia. - Thousand Oaks ; London : Sage, c1995. - xxiv, 400p. : ill. ; 24cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1.Contemplating creative action in organizations -- 1.Multiple visions and multiple voices -- 2.Creativity is a mystery -- Part II: Ivory tower visions -- 3.Boogie down wonderland -- 4.Managing creativity -- 5.Creativity and etrepreneurship -- 6.Creative values and creative visions -- 7.Discovering knowable, managing the unmanageable -- 8.Individual creativity -- 9.Creativity as heroic -- 10.Creativity -- 11.The role of collaboration in creativity -- 12.How organizatioins channel creativity -- 13.Promoting creativity in organizations -- 14.The many facets of creativity -- 15.Is your creative organization innovative? -- 16.Training creativity in the corporation -- 17.Q: does feedback enhance or inhibit creativity in organizations?18.Everything under the gun -- 19.Creatvity training and hemispheric function -- 20.Management of cultural innovations -- 21.Why no one really wants creativity -- 22.Shifting the focus from individual to organizational creativity -- 23.Ten tips towards creativity in the workplace -- 24.Creative post-processing -- 25.Creativity and the aesthetics of imperfection -- Part III: Real world voice -- 26.The changing face of creativity -- 27.Corporate America -- 28.Coaching your way to creativity -- 29.Creating a creatvity revolution -- 30.Creativity in a large company -- 31.Creativity by decree - a new approach -- 32.Creativity and innovation -- 33.Creativity in government -- 34.The challenge of reinventing state government -- 35.Creativity today -- 36.Are you creating solutions or problems -- 37.Organizing for innovation -- 38.Principle-based creativity -- 39.Membranes for gas separation -- 40.Why do you have to go off-campus to get creative? -- 41.The pro-team -- 42.Fostering creativity in large organizations -- 43.Creativity at Woolworth Corporation -- 44.Acquiring and managing creative talent -- 45.Creativity through self appraisal -- 46.Organizing for creativity -- 47.Ideas dancing in the human being -- 48.Gee whiz -- so what? -- Part IV: Understanding and influencing creativity in organizations -- 49.Contrasts and convergences in creativity -- 50.Striking inspirational sparks -- 51.Guidelines for creative action.

A section presenting introductory thoughts on creative action in organizations is followed by 23 short articles written by well-known American and international academics ("ivory tower visions") from such fields as psychology, organizational behavior, and business. Another section presents 23 articles by "real world voices": CEOs, consultants, and.

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Creative ability in business.
Organizational change.
Organizational effectiveness.
Industrial management--Employee participation
Organizational theory & behaviour
Occupational & industrial psychology
Business & Management
Personnel & human resources management

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