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Author Robinson, Alan (Alan G.)

Title Corporate creativity : how innovation and improvement actually happen / Alan G. Robinson & Sam Stern
Published San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, [1997]
©1997
©1997

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Description ix, 277 pages ; 25 cm
Contents Introduction: The power of the unexpected -- The true nature of corporate creativity -- How preconceptions limit corporate creativity -- What do we really know about creativity? -- The decline of the simple suggestion system and the rise of a new generation -- How misalignment shuts down creativity -- Alignment: the first essential element -- Self-initiated activity -- Unofficial activity -- Serendipity -- Diverse stimuli -- Within-company communication -- Unleashing corporate creativity: where to start
Summary Corporate creativity identifies six essential elements that companies can use to turn their creativity from a hit-or-miss proposition into something consistent that they count on: alignment; self-initiated activity; unofficial activity; serendipity; diverse stimuli; within- company communication
Analysis Creative ability in business
Organizational learning
Technological innovations Management
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-258) and index
Notes Also available electronically
Subject Creative ability in business.
Organizational learning.
Technological innovations -- Management.
Author Stern, Sam, 1950-
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LC no. 97024838
ISBN 1576750094
1576750493
9781576750094
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