Creativity in organizations macro perspectives: Leadership, interventions, and applications

The intent of the second volume is to bring together organizational and interventional focused research and theory that bears importance for creativity and innovation. The chapters in this section explore four macro phenomena: leadership, organization, interventions, and fields. Leadership theories, such as transformational, shared, and CIP, are examined as unique approaches to leading for creative and innovative efforts. Also illustrated in this volume is the central role organizations play in creative output. Specifically, phenomena such as change, culture, obstacles to innovation, and constraints to creative performance. To sustain creative performance, authors explore interventions like motivation, training, and best practices for identifying and selecting creative talent. The role of organizational creativity in niche fields, such as marketing, engineering, and education, are examined, as there is a sizable research gap in these areas. Finally, the closing chapter of this volume provides a substantive summary of the progress made in the study of organizational creativity and offers recommendations for the future.