Creative Management

Jane Henry and Open University Business School

ISBN 10: 0761966110 / ISBN 13: 9780761966111

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 2001

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Praise for the First Edition: `The book is an accessible source of key writings and it will be of interest to practising managers and students of organizational behaviour' - The Occupational Psychologist `Fascinating reading and very relevant to managing change and the needs of the decades ahead' - Long Range Planning `Excellent collection of articles examining the nature of creativity and how it relates to various management issues from a wide variety of perspectives. Especially noteworthy are the contributions from Gareth Morgan (author of Images of Organization), Michael McCaskey and Peter Drucker. Recommended for anyone with an interest in problem solving, organizational development and change' - Changes Bookshop News `The major strength of this collection is the variety of perspectives it brings out in one's understanding of creative processes. The selection of articles and their sequencing makes reading through the book an enjoyable experience. one can easily recommend this book to students, scholars and senior executives. practitioners of creativity (eg value-engineers, research scientists, media executives, etc), may find it useful to gain insight into the nature of the processes which they practice' - Management and Labour Studies `An excellent tour of this fascinating world' - Headlines This latest edition of Creative Management has been completely rewritten to further explore the roots of creative perception and judgement at work. Jane Henry has brought together key readings from distinguished international contributors which consider: creativity; organizational psychodynamics; social capital and knowledge management. The contributors to this textbook are some of the most distinguished names in the field and give a clear overview of the topics discussed whilst explaining their practical implications. Published as a Course Reader for The Open University Course Creativity, Innovation and Change (B822). 328 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Creative Management
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761966110
• ISBN 13: 9780761966111
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
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Praise for the First Edition:

`The book is an accessible source of key writings and it will be of interest to practising managers and students of organizational behaviour′ - The Occupational Psychologist

`Fascinating reading and very relevant to managing change and the needs of the decades ahead′ - Long Range Planning

`Excellent collection of articles examining the nature of creativity and how it relates to various management issues from a wide variety of perspectives. Especially noteworthy are the contributions from Gareth Morgan (author of Images of Organization), Michael McCaskey and Peter Drucker. Recommended for anyone with an interest in problem solving, organizational development and change′ - Changes Bookshop News

`The major strength of this collection is the variety of perspectives it brings out in one′s understanding of creative processes. The selection of articles and their sequencing makes reading through the book an enjoyable experience.... one can easily recommend this book to students, scholars and senior executives.... practitioners of creativity (eg value-engineers, research scientists, media executives, etc), may find it useful to gain insight into the nature of the processes which they practice′ - Management and Labour Studies

`An excellent tour of this fascinating world′ - Headlines

This latest edition of Creative Management has been completely rewritten to further explore the roots of creative perception and judgement at work.

Jane Henry has brought together key readings from distinguished international contributors which consider: creativity; organizational psychodynamics; social capital and knowledge management.

The contributors to this textbook are some of the most distinguished names in the field and give a clear overview of the topics discussed whilst explaining their practical implications.

Published as a Course Reader for The Open University Course Creativity, Innovation and Change (B822).

About the Author

Jane Henry is a senior lecturer and applied psychologist at the Open University. She is the editor of the Creative Management and Managing Innovation and Change Readers, also published by SAGE and now in their second edition.