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The relationship between institutions and value creation in software development models
2018
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the possibility for firms to consider institutional settings to systematically direct dispersed individual efforts of discovery and invention towards objects (products or processes) of their interest in order to enhance their value creation capacity. Design/methodology/approach The authors conduct a comparative analysis of the different institutional settings within which software products are invented and produced – closed producer-centred model, open user-centred model, and hybrid interactive producer-user model. Findings The authors draw indications regarding the possibility to design institutional settings for value creation and the poten…
Guest editorial: creativity and innovation in the firm
2012
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Focus Section “Creativity and innovation in the firm: managerial antecedents and effects on employees”, which forms the first of two separate parts of the journal special issue.Design/methodology/approach – The guest editors summarize the three papers which comprise this Focus Section.Findings – The selected papers are found to relate to the Focus Section theme of impact of managers’ characteristics on creativity and innovation, and innovation effects on employees.Originality/value – The paper shows that the Focus Section offers new insights for students of innovation and creativity by providing fresh ideas about whether and how top ma…
Importance of students’ views and the role of self-esteem in lessons of creative dance in physical education
2016
Abstract The purpose of this study was to capture the student’s views in lessons of creative dance. A qualitative empirical research design was carried out using video-stimulated recall interviews. The participants in this study were 88 children (63 female and 25 male) between the ages of 9 and 11 years (M = 10.5, SD = 1.2) in physical education lessons. A total of 16 teaching units in dance, which took place once a week within a period of 16 weeks were conducted. Of the 88 children, a total of 37 young male and female subjects (M = 10.5 years) were interviewed about their personal views subsequently to the lessons. Transcripts were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The analysis …
Creativity in Middle Childhood: Influence of Perceived Maternal Sensitivity, Self-esteem, and Shyness
2016
This study aimed to examine the relationship between maternal sensitivity and affect, as perceived by the child, and childhood creativity. Self-esteem and shyness were considered mediating factors. A total of 151 elementary school pupils were tested on verbal and pictorial creativity, self-esteem, and perceived maternal affect and sensitivity. Their teachers assessed each child’s shyness in their relations at school. A Multiple Indicators and Multiple Causes (MIMIC) model of the causal relationships among the study’s variables was tested. Results supported this theoretical model of causality. Maternal sensitivity had a significant, direct, positive effect on self-esteem, and a direct negati…
Redefining Creativity - Analyzing Definitions, Collocations, and Consequences
2010
How holistically is human creativity defined, investigated, and understood? Until recently, most scientific research on creativity has focused on its positive side. However, creativity might not only be a desirable resource but also be a potential threat. In order to redefine creativity we need to analyze and understand definitions, collocations, and consequences of creativity. In this paper, we reviewed 42 explicit definitions and 120 collocations. The thematic analysis of our data reveals that the vast majority of creativity definitions do not emphasize the positive/negative aspects of the concept. Neither are the negative aspects of creativity emphasized in its numerous collocations. Thu…
Making Space for Creativity : Niche Construction and the Artist’s Studio
2022
Abstract It is increasingly acknowledged that creativity cannot be fully understood without considering the setting where it takes place. Building on this premise, we use the concepts of niche construction, scaffolding, coupling, and functional integration to expound on the environmentally situated nature of painters’ studio work. Our analysis shows studios to be multi-resource niches that are customized by artists to support various capacities, states, and actions crucial to painting. When at work in these personalized spaces, painters do not need to rely solely on their “inner” powers of imagination, memory, decision making, and technique to execute their paintings. Instead, with the help…
Vocational education approach: New TEL settings—new prospects for teachers' instructional activities?
2013
This study focuses on vocational education teachers’ instructional activities in a new technology-enhanced learning (TEL) setting. A content analysis is applied to investigate teachers’ and students’ interactions in a 3D game context. The findings illustrate that when teachers’ and students’ interactions are mediated by a game, teachers seem to apply different discussion activities to empower vocational learning than they do in traditional classroom settings. Additionally, the present study shows that teachers spontaneously develop new ways of supporting vocational learning processes. In more detail, two main types of instructional activities were identified: a “knowledge-providing” approac…
Digital Nomading and the Care of Place
2020
Recent years have seen advances in the development of information and communication infrastructure where portable devices enable their users to be “always on” – connected permanently with their social contacts, their work and the information scape of the Internet. This perpetual connectivity not only bridges different spheres of life on an information level, but also allows users to physically bring formerly spatially defined practices with her wherever they go. The ensuing delimitations can be interpreted as part of a “liquid modernity” and the practices of connected mobilities can be defined as “digital nomadicity”. This paper argues that these new mobility practices come with new place-m…
Educación intercultural, diversidad y creatividad en el aula a través del teatro: los títeres
2015
La educación intercultural y el tratamiento de la diversidad en la escuela son sin duda algunos de los aspectos de la educación sobre los que más se ha escrito en las últimas décadas. Con el presente trabajo pretendemos hacer un recorrido por los planteamientos más actuales en la educación intercultural, así como la profundización en la idea de creatividad y en el trabajo colaborativo como formas eficaces de afrontar el reto que nos plantea la diferencia. Finalmente, propondremos literatura, concretamente el teatro de títeres, como herramienta didáctica óptima para el trabajo intercultural en todos los niveles educativos, partiendo de la valoración positiva de la diversidad en sus múltiples…
Work stressors and creativity
2013
Work stressors, conflict asymmetries and dissatisfaction with the status quo are all negative factors which workers today are subjected to. Unfortunately, these situations occur more often than companies would want. However, negative results, despite what might be expected, do not always follow in the performances of affected employees. In this paper, through a theoretical review, it is shown under what circumstances these stressors can actually increase creative performance. Additionally, the moderation role carried out by emotional intelligence and job control is analyzed. Conclusions and future research lines are presented.