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What can we learn from creative people? The story of Brian Eno

McFadzean, Elspeth - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 1, pp. 51-56

been drawn from exploring the minds of these people and recommends that managers should nurture creativity with their …

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A model for creating innovative strategies for an enterprise and its application to a rural enterprise

Kajanus, Miika - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 10, pp. 711-722

Innovations are argued to be one of the main sources of sustainable competitive advantage. This study presents a model for creating ideas and formulating them into strategic alternatives for an enterprise. Value‐focused thinking, including clearly defining and structuring the fundamental...

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Enhancing organisational creativity: the process of perpetual challenging

Andriopoulos, Constantine; Lowe, Andy - In: Management Decision 38 (2000) 10, pp. 734-742

has revealed the grounded theory of perpetual challenging as a process for enhancing organisational creativity. Perpetual …

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Determinants of organisational creativity: a literature review

Andriopoulos, Constantine - In: Management Decision 39 (2001) 10, pp. 834-841

creativity, and perceive the development of conditions that encourage creativity within their working environment as a long … must start at the level of the individual, individual creativity in itself is not enough. A vital, often ignored component … of creativity is the creativity that occurs at the organisational level. This paper reviews writings in an attempt to …

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Small firm internationalisation: an investigative survey and future research directions

Fillis, Ian - In: Management Decision 39 (2001) 9, pp. 767-783

internationalisation, where creativity and innovative behaviour can act as a competitive advantage over firms with larger resources at …

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Developing and supporting creative problem‐solving teams: part 1 – a conceptual model

McFadzean, Elspeth - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 5, pp. 463-475

Effective team development, facilitation and creative problem solving are three components that can help improve group problem solving and decision making. Group meetings can be notoriously ineffective and inefficient. They can be significantly improved if the facilitator and problem champion...

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Developing and supporting creative problem solving teams: part 2 – facilitator competencies

McFadzean, Elspeth - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 6, pp. 537-551

More and more organisations are using teams to solve problems, plan for the future and improve products, processes and services. One method of enhancing group effectiveness is to use a facilitator. Facilitators, however, need to be trained in order to accomplish their role effectively. This can...

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An entrepreneurial logic for the new economy

Barton Cunningham, J.; Gerrard, Philip; Schoch, Herbert; … - In: Management Decision 40 (2002) 8, pp. 734-744

Managers and entrepreneurs are increasingly being challenged to respond to a world where it is harder to effectively make and implement their decisions. Over half the decisions managers make are never implemented. We have observed entrepreneurs and managers in a wide range of situations in...

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Managerial Decision Making Part 2: The Newer Techniques

Kharbanda, O.P.; Stallworthy, E.A. - In: Management Decision 28 (1990) 4

statistical and mathematical principles and the use of management information systems. The creativity approach in its modern form …, described as lateral thinking, is reviewed. It is argued that creativity is a skill that can be learnt, like any other skill …

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Right Brain Approach to Time Management

Seibert, Kristen B.; Kleiner, Brian H. - In: Management Decision 29 (1991) 4

increase productivity and creativity. …

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