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Mathisen, Gro Ellen; Martinsen, Oyvind; Einarsen, Stale – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2008
This study investigates the relationship between creative personality composition, innovative team climate, and team innovation based on an input-process-output model. We measured personality with the Creative Person Profile, team climate with the Team Climate Inventory, and team innovation through team-member and supervisor reports of team…
Descriptors: Creativity, Innovation, Personality, Teamwork
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Thompson, Timothy N. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1991
This paper discusses the dialectics of creativity, especially in group behavior; notes how stabilizing influences result in hard-programed behavior; outlines habits of thinking, learning, and behaving that help in developing creative potential; and presents exercises to encourage flexibility in the group creative process and counter inhibiting…
Descriptors: Creative Development, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Group Behavior
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Weaver, W. Timothy – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1993
This article explores the dynamics of a creative problem solving meeting which frequently reaches impasse. Excerpts from the meeting transcript are presented to determine where and why the group gets off track in developing a method to evaluate sales training. Suggestions are offered for steering the group away from win/lose arguments and into…
Descriptors: Creativity, Group Behavior, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics
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Smith, Bruce L. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1993
This study examined the effects of discounting behavior ("put downs") on the quantity and quality of ideas produced by a group and on the group climate. Subjects were 52 college students divided into 8 groups. Groups in which discounting occurred produced significantly fewer ideas, and the emotional response to the group process was…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Brainstorming, College Students