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9 Creativity in Organizations

George, Jennifer M.·2007·Academy of Management Annals
DOI 10.5465/078559814
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In this chapter, I review contemporary theories and research on creativity in organizations. After discussing key definitional issues in this domain, I review the contemporary scholarly literature proceeding from the most molecular of perspectives focusing on within-individual processes to the more molar perspective of the collective creativity that can take place in work groups. While the within-individual process featured most prominently in the extant literature is intrinsic motivation, after a treatment of some fundamental issues surrounding the intrinsic motivation construct, I review research on conscious and unconscious thinking and positive and negative affect as key internal processes relevant to understanding creativity. Next, I focus on contextual influences on creativity including safety signals, creativity prompts, supervisors, leadership, and networks. Lastly, I focus on creativity in groups (from both an input and a process perspective). In closing, I reiterate a recurrent theme throughout the review. This is an exciting era for research on creativity in organizations with many intriguing questions awaiting future scholarly inquiry.

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Authors
George, J. M.
Affiliations
Rice University (US)
Corresponding author
George, Jennifer M.
Venue
Academy of Management Annals
Publisher
Academy of Management
Published
2007-12
Volume
1
Issue
1
Pages
439-477
ISSN
  • 1941-6067 (ISSN-L)
  • 1941-6520
DOI
10.5465/078559814
OpenAlex
W2153661603
Cited by
781
References
186
Citations by year
2026: 34 · 2025: 27 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 61 · 2022: 51 · 2021: 53 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 44 · 2018: 70 · 2017: 46 · 2016: 57 · 2015: 57 · 2014: 54 · 2013: 41 · 2012: 33
FWCI
15.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Academy of Management Annals (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Team Dynamics and Performance
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Management and Innovation
Keywords
organizational creativity, intrinsic motivation, positive and negative affect, safety signals, leadership, social networks, team creativity

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