The influence of group and context on information technology development creativity

Author

Cooper, Randolph B.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Bus. Adm., Houston Univ., TX, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1995

fDate

3-6 Jan 1995

Firstpage

571

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to help understand how to foster the kind of IT development creativity that can lead to dramatic organizational change. To this end, a creativity model focusing on the impact of group and contextual characteristics on group creative processes is adapted from the organizational literature. This model is employed to help understand the lack of creativity exhibited in an imaging technology development project. The model is then used to identify variables important in IT development creativity research, and provide an understanding of how, they work to influence creativity. This understanding can aid in the future creation and testing of IT development creativity models

Keywords

business data processing; management of change; office automation; systems re-engineering; IT development creativity models; IT development creativity research; creativity model; dramatic organizational change; group; group creative processes; imaging technology development project; information technology development creativity; organisational reengineering; organizational change; Context modeling; Cultural differences; Delay; Information technology; Investments; Paper technology; Psychology; Strontium; Testing; Uncertainty;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1995. Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wailea, HI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-6930-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1995.375692

Filename

375692