Capitalizing on Creativity at Work: Fostering the Implementation of Creative Ideas in Organizations

How does one implement highly creative ideas in the workplace? Though creativity fuels modern businesses and organizations, capitalizing on creativity is still a relatively unchartered territory. The crux of this issue is explored as contributors present and analyze remedies for capitalizing on highly creative ideas. Editors Miha Skerlavaj, Matej Cerne, Anders Dysvik and Arne Carlsen have gathered a large network of contributors across four continents to craft this relevant, evidence-based and holistic text. Multiple levels, methods, approaches and perspectives are all considered while focusing on a single research question. Chapters feature a combination of research-based materials, stories and short cases to show what can be done to implement highly creative ideas in the workplace. This extremely relevant subject will be of interest to a large number of organizations worldwide that are looking to tap into the potential of highly creative and possibly useful ideas to build their competitive advantage. Specifically, management consultants in Human Resource Management, innovation, creativity, coaching, and/or leadership will find this book useful. It can also be used in Innovation Management MSc and MBA courses, executive education courses, as well as for PhD researchers and innovation management scholars. Contributors: D. Aleksic, B. Balboni, S. Batistic, T. Bednall, S. Bogilovic, G. Bortoluzzi, B. Brogger, R. Buch, A. Carlsen, M. Cerne, A. Dysvik, N. Escriba-Carda, A. Giudici, S. Harrison, T. Hernaus, T. Hoholm, J. Hudovernik, P. Hull Kristensen, A. Hvidsten, M. Jaklic, R. Kase, J. Krapez Trost, B. Kuvaas, A. La Rocca, V.C. Lin, M. Lotz, B.E. Mork, A.S. Nabergoj, C.G.L. Nerstad, P. Parycek, A. Pustovrh, I. Rauth, K. Sanders, R. Schoellhammer, J. Schossböck, H. Shipton, M. Skerlavaj, J. Sumanth, A. Tracogna, L. Valikangas, S.I. Wong, I. Zupic

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Contents: 1. Capitalizing on creativity: on enablers and barriers Matej Černe, Arne Carlsen, Miha Škerlavaj and Anders Dysvik PART I WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT AS INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES? 2. Job design at the crossroads: from ‘creative’ jobs to ‘innovative’ jobs Tomislav Hernaus 3. The flow of creativity for idea implementation Darija Aleksić, Miha Škerlavaj and Anders Dysvik 4. Idea implementation and cultural intelligence Sabina Bogilović, Miha Škerlavaj and Sut I Wong Humborstad PART II WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT AS TEAMS? 5. This idea rocks! Idea championing in teams Matej Černe, Robert Kaše and Miha Škerlavaj 6. Should our heart rule our head? Team innovation through intuition and rationality Jana Krapež Trošt and Miha Škerlavaj 7. Fueling, curating, connecting and fascinating: why and how creativity provokes curiosity Spencer Harrison 8. Social-contextual forces and innovative work: a motivational climate perspective Christina G.L. Nerstad PART III WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT AS LEADERS? 9. Supportive supervision: a crucial factor for unlocking the potential of highly creative ideas perspective Matej Černe, Miha Škerlavaj and Anders Dysvik 10. Economic and social leader–member exchange, and creativity at work Robert Buch and Bård Kuvaas 11. Everything in moderation: authentic leadership, leader–member exchange and idea implementation Matej Černe, John Sumanth and Miha Škerlavaj PART IV WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT AS ORGANIZATIONS? 12. Creativity that works: implementing discovery Arne Carlsen and Liisa Välikangas 13. Designing and implementing innovative business models Ivan Župič and Alessandro Giudici 14. Idea implementation as a relational phenomenon: a social network perspective Saša Batistič and Robert Kaše 15. Proactive employee behaviors and idea implementation: three automotive industry cases Janez Hudovernik, Miha Škerlavaj and Matej Černe 16. Design thinking workshops: a way to facilitate sensemaking and idea development across organizational levels Ingo Rauth and Anja Svetina Nabergoj 17. Business model evolution and the growth of innovative new ventures: evidence from the Italian system Andrea Tracogna, Bernardo Balboni and Guido Bortoluzzi 18. Beyond creativity: implementing innovative ideas through human resource management Helen Shipton, Karin Sanders, Tim Bednall, Veronica (Cai-Hui) Lin and Naiara Escribá-Carda 19. Organizing for co-creation and multi-polar learning communities Maja Lotz and Peer Hull Kristensen 20. Making innovations work locally: the role of creativity Antonella La Rocca, Adeline Hvidsten and Thomas Hoholm 21. From breakthroughs in knowledge to integration in medical practices Bjørn Erik Mørk and Thomas Hoholm PART V WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT AS INNOVATION POLICY-MAKERS? 22. Adjusting national innovation policies to support open and networked innovation systems Marko Jaklič and Aleš Pustovrh 23. Government ideation systems Peter Parycek, Ralph Schoellhammer and Judith Schossböck 24. Creation of a social media social venture Benedicte Brøgger PART VI WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN? 25. Succeeding with capitalizing on creativity: an integrative framework Miha Škerlavaj, Anders Dysvik, Matej Černe and Arne Carlsen Index