... and places the articles in context. Findings This paper identified how creativity and resilience can be used in managerial training to improve performance. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most...

... studies. Findings: Executives rely on collaboration, speed, adaptability, gut instinct, and creativity in the decision-making process in the fashion retail sector. Originality: The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best...

... and places the articles in context. Findings Artificial Intelligence (AI) is enabling companies to perform many functional tasks more efficiently. Some organizations are starting to further utilize its capabilities by combining the rationality of AI with human creativity in order to optimize development...

... and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on setting out a range of strategic entrepreneurial approaches that are adopted during economic booms or economic crises. Those entrepreneurs who apply themselves creatively to pivoting their business strategy during...

... and places the articles in context. Findings This conceptual paper concentrates on the capacity of creativity and innovation to convincingly influence the strategic branding of a city as “Smart.” Providing a participatory creative climate generates innovation, which in turn builds competitive advantage...

... and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on the inter-relationship of organizational excellence, strategic thinking, and organizational forgetting, and explores five core factors in relation to organizational excellence: vision, creativity, systematic thinking...

... and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on how the creativity of individuals interrelates with the innovation processes and productivity of UK businesses. It was found that while creative results are difficult to consistently compartmentalize into each of the four...

... Licensed re-use rights only Innovation Creativity Openness Strategy Business models Business modelling Organizations that successfully enter a new market do so through innovative and creative strategies that give their business models an edge over the competition. Disrupting markets...

... and places the articles in context. Findings The pages of glossy business magazines are filled with long articles, short anecdotes, and visualizations of how Company A fosters creativity by allowing play time for employees, and how Company B has installed slides instead of stairs and offers free pizza...

...Sarah Turnbull Purpose This paper aims to provide insight into the use of festivals as a strategy to position cities as creative hubs. Design/methodology/approach This paper has been prepared by an independent author who provides their views and personal experiences of festivals. Findings...

... and places the articles in context. Findings – The right organizational culture has a considerable influence on the degree to which creativity and innovation are stimulated. This article considers via a model, the cultural factors which will pave the way for creativity and innovation. The authors...

... education seem clear: Predominantly linear and nonlinear thinkers might not perform as well as balanced thinkers in ultimate job placements that require innovative and creative behavior. Popular notions that effective innovativeness depends upon nonlinear thinking styles that emphasize creativity...

... by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and an easy-to-digest format. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Creativity Gender Gender theory Innovation Motor industry Sex discrimination Volvo New business ideas which seem...

... comments and places the articles in context. Findings – A broader approach to innovation is recommended, and firms should encourage employees at all levels to participate. Organizational structure impacts on creative output. An emphasis on collaboration has a positive effect, while hierarchical...

... the “Greiner Curve” model to interpret the evolutionary growth of the group and strategic trajectory. The Greiner theory proposes several phases in a business’s growth, namely, growth through creativity, direction, delegation, coordination, collaboration and alliances. They say the group is currently...

... content, L'Oreal put out a simple but highly effective advertisement. The cost was $1,000, as opposed to the $160,000 or so that might have been used if the company had gone in‐house or via a creative studio. Crowd collaborative communities are really an extension of internal brainstorming. It is less...

... in today's highly competitive market place. Enron provides the classic, if extreme, example of a company that pursued its own goals with no regard to the shared value with its stakeholders. Co‐innovation Creativity Evolution of innovation Innovation New product development Nike Value creation...

... and assisting workers who are parents or carers, this flexibility has its critics who cite disadvantages such as a lack of social interaction between employees and reduced creativity. Solutions include upgrading technology to facilitate online meetings and audio conferencing, and creating hubs where remote...

.../value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to digest format. Creativity Innovation Knowledge workers Leadership Movers and shakers...

... in areas from design to advertising. The potential cost advantages to firms using this strategy are obvious. What participants gain from it is less evident but certainly include feelings of being valued, of self‐worth and of the satisfaction of participating in a form of creative engagement that makes...