Organizational Creativity Research Articles

The Labor movement and Revolutionary Social Democracy in the borderlands of late Imperial Russia

A review of a new monograph by Professor Eric Blanc of Rutgers University (USA) is presented. The book is devoted to the history of the labor movement and the development of revolutionary social democracy on the outskirts of the Russian Empire from 1882 (the year of the creation of the first social democratic organization in Poland) to the revolutionary 1917. Blanc focuses specifically on the "non-Russian" socialist parties in the territory of modern Poland, Ukraine, the Baltic States, Georgia and Armenia. The author concludes that the development of the socialist and labor movement in the border areas of late Imperial Russia was characterized by greater radicalism, a more developed structure and popularity among the local working class. At the same time, the situation in Finland with its autonomy and legalized party struggle, which could include socialists, differed from the virtually illegal life of social democracy in Poland and the Caucasus.

Утворення і становлення санітарної організації в Херсоні

The creation of the city sanitary organization by the Kherson city self-government in 1884–1886 and its formation (personnel, functional and financial) in 1887–1888 are highlighted.

When the Thought Doesn’t Count: The Dynamics of Unhelpful Help in Creative Organizations

When the Thought Doesn’t Count: The Dynamics of Unhelpful Help in Creative Organizations

Using Kantian Ethics in Dissolving Disputes over Management and Distribution of Natural Resources in Tanzania

The broad range of the managements of the natural resources in Tanzania has resulted into the creation of complex organizations and systems which has led to the exploitation of the workers depending on these resources for livelihood. These are various groups of actors such as insurgents’ groups, minority groups, and corrupt democratically elected leaders. Obviously, these leads to internal mistrust and commotion within a state rendered in calmness and contrary to peaceful coexistence. As a researcher the bottom line of these constrains needs holistic education and realization to combat the eminent crisis at hand. Each person has a role to play for the peaceful living in a society with great goals and opportunities. The dignity and integrity of each person is a very important and at stake. My research analysis indicates how Kantian ethics will tackle the above mentioned constrains for the peaceful coexistence in the society. For Kant, every human being has a right and obligation for every moral action. In any democratic society where laws and statutes are adhered to the issues of natural resources must be accounted for with the aim of common good. Using Immanuel Kant’s dictum on categorical imperative, these transformations in the management of the natural resources in Tanzania can be effectively be achieved.

Impact of green inclusive leadership on employee green creativity: mediating roles of green passion and green absorptive capacity

PurposeOrganizations encourage green creativity among their employees to reduce environmental pollution and attain sustainable development. Green, inclusive leadership can produce positive outcomes and influence employees' green innovation. However, green inclusive leadership and green creativity are empirically less examined in the sustainability literature. Therefore, this study theorized a conceptual model based on the organizational creativity theory to explore the influence of green inclusive leadership on employees’ green creativity. It also aimed to explore the intermediating effect of green passion and green absorptive capacity on the relationship between green inclusive leadership and green creativity.Design/methodology/approachData were gathered through a self-administered questionnaire-based survey from 540 employees of a manufacturing enterprise in China. The hypotheses were analyzed using the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique.FindingsThe findings reveal that green inclusive leadership positively and significantly influences employees' green creativity. Moreover, the results show that green passion and green absorptive capacity play positive mediating roles in the relationship between green inclusive leadership and green creativity.Practical implicationsThis study offers practical implications for Chinese manufacturing enterprises, where green inclusive leadership is essential to enhance green passion, green absorptive capacity and green creativity among employees.Originality/valueDrawing upon the organizational creativity theory, this research study is novel because it is one of the few empirical research studies to explore green inclusive leadership and green creativity in Chinese manufacturing enterprises. It further establishes the positive mediating role of green passion and green absorptive capacity in the relationship between green inclusive leadership and green creativity.

ORGANISATIONAL CREATIVITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: INTRODUCTION OF A CREATIVITY ASSESSMENT FOR IDEATION

The assessment of creativity is both elaborating and challenging with today’s tools and methods in organisational creativity. This study presents the result of an AI-based model for the originality assessment of creative ideas using an artificial intelligence (AI) tool (Word2Vec). First, we define everyday creativity and outline the relevance and challenges of its evaluation. Then, the Word2Vec algorithm is introduced and used to develop three different models for originality assessment by calculating a semantic distance between ideas. We conclude with an empirical validation of the three models. While results indicate that all three models can be used to measure idea originality, they further point out that merely human-based assessments may be task-dependent. The paper closes with implications for research and practice to integrate AI in creative idea originality measurement. Managers can use the methods presented in this study to benefit from AI-supported creativity within their companies. Furthermore, idea managers of companies with large idea databases can implement the algorithms to analyse employee ideas regarding specific contexts or topics within their innovation management processes.

Факторы, определяющие необходимость совершенствования системы подготовки спортивных менеджеров в Тульской области

The article presents the main factors determining the need to improve the system of training sports managers. The determining factors we noted were: multi-departmental management structure of the sphere of physical culture and sports, features of management of commercial and budgetary sports organizations, business sphere and marketing, types and methods of providing services, personnel training system, sports industry, construction and operation of physical education, recreation and sports facilities. The active development of the sphere of physical culture and sports in the Tula region requires the rapid provision of this sphere with highly qualified personnel; we have put forward an assumption about solving this problem. In our opinion, the creation of a student-run sports organization on the basis of a university will increase the efficiency of mastering the competencies of a sports manager.

A theoretical framework to companies value creation through a systematic review of intangibles’ management

The purpose of this article is to develop a theoretical framework that identifies the intangible aspects that can be managed and contribute to the value creation for organizations. The theoretical framework was developed based on a systematic review performed according to a protocol that proposes steps to identify the intangible aspects present in the scientific literature. Mendeley software assisted in organizing and reading the 3152 articles identified by the systematic review. The results of the article propose a classification of intangible aspects identified in levels that collaborate with the value creation in organizations. The first and main group being called FPVs, encompassing: reputation, innovation, performance, legitimacy, and knowledge. Strategically, the FPVs are subdivided into 15 CSFs, that cover the other 35 intangibles perceived in the studies, called Indicators and that can be managed. The results of the article provide theoretical and managerial implications and can be used by the academic community and by managers of industrial organizations. The results present reflections on how intangible aspects are present in research and the management of organizations. Furthermore, the literature review proves the importance of analyzing and monitoring intangible aspects nowadays.

How and When Does Employee Creativity Relate to Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior? Unmasking the Negative Side of Organizational Creativity

How and When Does Employee Creativity Relate to Unethical Pro-organizational Behavior? Unmasking the Negative Side of Organizational Creativity

International Legal Regulation of Biodiversity Conservation in Northern Latitudes (Part 2)

International scientific and technical cooperation is critically important for making effective decisions and measures to manage Arctic biodiversity. The 2017 Agreement on Strengthening International Arctic Scientific Cooperation creates a solid legal basis for intensifying current and designing new scientific research in order to obtain the best scientific data as a basis for conservation and resource management. The basis of the international legal regime for the conservation and management of biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction in the Arctic is the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. International legal acts on fisheries regulation have been adopted for all four areas of the high seas in the Arctic. The study of the Agreement on the Prevention of Unregulated Fishing on the High Seas in the central part of the 2018 SLA revealed significant shortcomings: when determining the spatial scope of application, an ecosystem approach is not used; a precautionary approach to fishing is not taken into account; the basis for the creation of a regional fisheries management organization is not created; the issue of fishing by third States remains open. The Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction 2023 develops a number of institutions, including IOE and EIA. An analysis of its provisions indicates the inexpediency of Russia’s participation in it, taking into account the existence of the 2017 Agreement and a significant system of organizations involved in the implementation of joint marine research projects. The 2023 Agreement is not capable of having a significant positive effect on international cooperation in the conservation of Arctic biodiversity, but on the contrary will create additional obstacles to scientific research and impose financial burdens.See the beginning: Lex russica. 2024;77(8):112-129. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.17803/1729-5920.2024.213.8.112-129.

Creativity and collaborative performance of artists and STEM professionals

This study examines the relationship between creativity and performance in collaborations between artists and STEM professionals. It investigates the antecedent factors of the creativity of artists and STEM professionals and elaborates on the performance of temporal and imperfect organizational creativity. A survey was administered to 969 Korean artists and STEM professionals, of which data on 131 respondents with experience of art and STEM collaboration were used for the empirical analysis by applying a structural equation model. The results show that an individual's intrinsic motivation, and creative personality characteristic positively influence creativity collaborative performance. Intrinsic motivation and creative personality characteristics positively influenced collaborative performance by the mediation of creativity. Our study contributes to the literature by deepening our understanding of creativity and collaboration between artists and STEM professionals, particularly in temporary and imperfect organizational creativity, which has not been addressed in existing discussions of creativity. This confirms that artists and STEM professionals have common antecedent factors of creativity, and that the coexistence of scientific and artistic creativity has a positive impact on collaborative performance.

Relational social capital and tacit knowledge sharing: the mediation of P-O fit and POS

ABSTRACT In the knowledge economy, tacit knowledge sharing (TKSB) is crucial for organizations seeking sustained competitive advantage. This study explores the impact of relational social capital (RSC) on TKSB in Chinese cultural and creative organizations, framed within Social Exchange Theory (SET). A chain mediation model is introduced to assess the sequential mediating roles of person-organization fit (P-O Fit) and perceived organizational support (POS). Data from 212 employees were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) with AMOS. Results show that RSC significantly enhances TKSB, with P-O Fit and POS acting as key mediators. This research extends SET by demonstrating how RSC promotes TKSB and empirically validates the chain mediation effect of P-O Fit and POS. The study provides deeper insights into tacit knowledge sharing mechanisms, offering practical implications for management strategies in the cultural and creative sectors.

Mind the gap: causes and consequences of the racial gap in music funding organizations

ABSTRACT This article explores the challenges of applying for and receiving music funding for Canadian music workers identifying as Indigenous, Black, or as a person of colour (IBPOC). Using survey data from the Canadian Live Music Association we find evidence of a racialized gap in music funding. Interviews with IBPOC music workers reveal the causes and consequences of the racial funding gap: there are limitations to worker agency wrought by gaps in knowledge of funding opportunities; perceived bias in favour of majority White-racialized music genres; and bureaucratic contradictions in funding applications that disadvantage IBPOC applicants. We argue that the conceptual tenets of racialized organizations and theories of racial inequality in cultural policy and creative organizations explain why gaps in funding persist, despite stated efforts to the contrary. We conclude by outlining a model of how music funding organizations exemplify racializing processes and offer policy implications for scholars and practitioners of arts funding.

CREATING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CROSS-BORDER COLLABORATION: SHEDDING LIGHT ON OVERLOOKED DESTINATIONS

Purpose – The aim of this investigation is to explore opportunities for advancing cross-border tourism in the Iberian Peninsula. Methodology/Design/Approach – In this study, focus groups and in-depth interviews were conducted to both public and private stakeholders in the cross-border regions. Findings – Findings indicate that the cross-border areas in Portugal and Spain are perceived by stakeholders from both countries as familiar territories and also that there are signs of transnational cooperation. This indicates there is significant potential for the advancement of cross-border tourism in the Iberian Peninsula. Nonetheless, the study concludes that more initiatives are required, beginning with the creation of an adequate organization to build the cross-border destination. Originality of the research – The research delivers managerial insights to assist public and private actors in developing this cross-border destination, such as the need to curtail contextual expenses or accentuate the public sector’s role in stimulating private sector’s involvement in the process.

AI Capability and Sustainable Performance: Unveiling the Mediating Effects of Organizational Creativity and Green Innovation with Knowledge Sharing Culture as a Moderator

AI Capability and Sustainable Performance: Unveiling the Mediating Effects of Organizational Creativity and Green Innovation with Knowledge Sharing Culture as a Moderator

Organisational creativity on product innovation performance of SMEs: exploring mechanisms and boundary conditions

ABSTRACT Given the increasing level of uncertainty surrounding the current business environment, organisational creativity has become even more crucial and urgent if firms are to recover and survive. Based on survey data from 223 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), this paper draws on the resource-based view (RBV) to explore mechanisms and boundary conditions by examining organisational creativity on product innovation performance of SMEs in Ghana. The results show that both novelty and usefulness dimensions of organisational creativity are positively related to SMEs product innovation performance with usefulness having greater impact. Design management capabilities (DMC) partially mediates the effect of novelty and usefulness dimensions of organisational creativity on product innovation performance. Interestingly, high levels of market awareness deteriorate the indirect effect of both novelty and usefulness on firm product innovation performance, via DMC. Our paper enriches the RBV of the firm by highlighting that organisational creativity-product innovation performance relationship is more complex than previously noted, as SMEs require significant financial resources, human capital and institutional support to be successful in a dynamic market environment. If SMEs intend to regularly achieve product differentiation advantage and deny their competitors from gaining customer loyalty, they may consider investing in DMC which is as important as creativity in enhancing product innovation performance.

How Islamic work ethics predict work engagement: a double mediation model

PurposePositive work attributes and moral behaviors are vital for creative organizations, their people and sustainable work systems. The twofold purpose of this study is first, to describe the concept and importance of work ethics in the light of Quranic verses, and second, to examine the link that explains how Islamic work ethics (IWE) predicts work engagement in an individual. A dual mediation path is identified and tested.Design/methodology/approachData were collected using a cross-sectional design, and a sample of 373 health-care employees provided empirical evidence for the conceptualized model.FindingsResults showed full mediation for both mediators, meaning individuals demonstrating higher IWE have strong cognitive and emotional resources that help them to immerse in work constructively. Data was analyzed using SPSS V.16. Implications and future directions are further discussed.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to the scant area of identifying IWE consequences in contemporary organizations and extends the understanding of work engagement by linking it with an affective resource as a potential mediator in the mechanism.

ИСТОРИКО-ПРАВОВОЙ АСПЕКТ ИНСТИТУТА МЕЖДУНАРОДНОГО МИРОТВОРЧЕСТВА

The article provides a retrospective analysis of the genesis of the Institute of international peace-keeping. The works of philosophers, politicians and public figures are considered in this article. The above-mentioned persons have made a significant contribution to the development of the idea of in-ternational peacemaking. The rudiments of the regulatory framework of the first international treaty are analyzed, which considered the principles of international peacekeeping and mechanisms for the prevention of military conflicts. The conclusion is formulated that the genesis of the Institute of inter-national peacemaking began with the ideas of scientists, politicians and philosophers about peace and cooperation, developed through the creation of the first international organizations and peaked with the founding of the United Nations, which became the central forum for coordinating efforts to maintain peace and security in the world community.

From Turmoil to Triumph: Does Environmental Uncertainty Matter to Organizational Creativity and Competitive Advantage: The Role of Organizational Agility

ABSTRACT Based on contingency theory, resource-based view theory, and confusion theory, this research paper expresses new insights into various strategic and managerial theories that call for adaptation to environmental changes, especially during uncertain times. Further, it expands our understanding of organizational agility as a moderating role in the relationship between environmental uncertainty and organizational outcomes within the hospitality context. The data were obtained from top-level managers in five-star chained Egyptian hotels. The findings indicated that environmental uncertainty has a considerable detrimental effect on organizational creativity and competitive advantage. Additionally, the negative relationship between organizational outcomes and environmental uncertainty is significantly moderated by organizational agility. The study’s results have several theoretical and practical implications for the hotel industry.

Creative Environments for Sustainability in Organizations Promoting the Education of Vulnerable Groups

Developing creativity in socio-educational organizations facilitates progress towards sustainability, benefiting its professionals and users. The objective of this work is to analyze the creative climate in organizations that intervene with vulnerable groups to promote sustainability through Quality Education (SDG 4), Gender Equality (SDG 5), and Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10). A descriptive–correlational study was conducted with 203 professionals from associations, foundations, and social services councils. The CPPC-17 scale was applied, and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, nonparametric tests, and cluster analysis. The results showed that the professionals presented high levels of creative potential. The opportunity to participate in work groups and the freedom to perform tasks favored creativity in the organizations. The main obstacles to creativity were the lack of incentive to take risks and of rewards for creative ideas. The profile of professionals with high levels of creative climate was mainly composed of association workers and those trained in Education, Psychology, and Speech Therapy. Significant differences were obtained in variables related to the organization (e.g., typology) and in personal variables, such as the academic background of the trainers. These findings should be considered to improve the creative climate in these organizations with a view to providing quality, egalitarian, and equitable education.