Taylor Climate for Creativity

Report of the Seventh National Research Conference on Creativity
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-5951-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 318 Seiten, Web PDF

Climate for Creativity is a report of the Seventh National Research Conference on Creativity. For various reasons, the contributions of a few others to the conference are not included as chapters in this book. The book is divided into two parts, separating 18 papers presented as chapters. Part I details the organizational setting for creativity. Part II describes other creativity settings and studies, including predictors and criteria of creativity; programming creative behavior; creativity research program; and a holistic approach to creativity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Taylor, Calvin W.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Climate for Creativity;4
3;Copyright Page ;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;8
6;Part I: Organizational Settings for Creativity;12
6.1;CHAPTER 1. Can Organizations Be Creative, Too?;14
6.1.1;ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATIVITY;14
6.1.2;NEEDED: ORGANIZATIONS THAT FACILITATE CREATIVITY;15
6.1.3;AGING CYCLES AND IDEA RECEPTIVENESS OF ORGANIZATIONS;21
6.2;CHAPTER 2. Managing for Creativity in the Organization;36
6.3;CHAPTER 3. The Innovational Revolution;46
6.3.1;INTERIM GOALS;48
6.3.2;RESEARCH IN THE PROCESS OF INNOVATION;50
6.3.3;A CENTER FOR NATIONAL LEADERSHIP;56
6.3.4;A NEW INNOVATIONAL FOCUS: A CORPORATION;58
6.4;CHAPTER 4. Travels in Search of New Latitudes for Innovation;62
6.4.1;INNOVATION IN IRELAND;62
6.4.2;INNOVATION in CLASSROOM CLIMATES;66
6.4.3;THE MIXED ROLES OF HEREDITY AND ENVIRONMENT IN INNOVATIVE POTENTIAL;72
6.5;CHAPTER 5. Creativity in Interpersonal Relations;76
6.5.1;INTERPERSONAL PROBLEM-SOLVING;77
6.5.2;BEHAVIORAL COGNITION;79
6.5.3;TESTS OF BEHAVIORAL DIVERGENT-PRODUCTION;85
6.5.4;SUMMARY;86
6.6;CHAPTER 6. Group Dynamics and Creative Functioning;88
6.6.1;GROUP DYNAMIC FACTORS IN CREATIVITY;96
6.7;CHAPTER 7. Assessing the Relationships Between the Industrial Climate and the Creative Process;110
6.7.1;THE SETTING;110
6.7.2;THE RESULTS;111
6.7.3;OTHER ISSUES IN THE MEASUREMENT OF THE CLIMATE;119
6.8;CHAPTER 8. The Identification and Use of Creative Abilities in Scientific Organizations;122
6.9;CHAPTER 9. The Interest of the U.S. Civil Service Commission in Creativity;138
6.10;CHAPTER 10. Making Organizational Changes Toward Creativity;144
6.11;CHAPTER 11. Major Weapon System Advances Through Multiple Innovations;152
6.11.1;SOME VIEWS AND SPECULATIONS;158
7;Part II: Other Creativity Settings and Studies;162
7.1;CHAPTER 12. Predictors and Criteria of Creativity: — A Utah Progress Report;164
7.1.1;COMPLEXITY OF THE PREDICTOR PROBLEM;164
7.1.2;COMPLEXITY OF THE CRITERION PROBLEM;176
7.2;CHAPTER 13. Maintenance of Creative Output Through the Years;182
7.3;CHAPTER 14. Programming Creative Behavior;208
7.3.1;CREATIVITY DEFINED;208
7.3.2;EFFECT OF PROGRAMMING ON CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT;210
7.3.3;RESEARCH ON PROGRAMMING FOR CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT;211
7.3.4;IMPLICATIONS FOR BASIC RESEARCH;212
7.3.5;OBJECTIVES OF THE RESEARCH;213
7.3.6;PROCEDURE;214
7.3.7;THE EXPERIMENTAL METHOD;217
7.3.8;FINDINGS;222
7.3.9;DISCUSSION;238
7.4;CHAPTER 15. Dynamic Dimensions of Teacher Learning;244
7.4.1;RESEARCH;246
7.4.2;FINDINGS: LOW, AVERAGE, AND HIGH GROUPS;252
7.5;CHAPTER 16. Intellective, Non-Intellective, and Environmental Correlates of Mechanical Ingenuity;268
7.5.1;PURPOSES AND HYPOTHESES;268
7.5.2;METHODS;269
7.5.3;RESULTS;274
7.5.4;DISCUSSION;279
7.5.5;INTERPRETATION;280
7.5.6;CONCLUSIONS;282
7.6;CHAPTER 17. Creativity Research Program: A Review;284
7.6.1;SAMPLE CRITERION;288
7.6.2;PERSONALITY MEASURES;289
7.6.3;RESULTS;289
7.7;CHAPTER 18. A Holistic Approach to Creativity;302
8;REFERENCES;310
9;INDEX;316