Exam 3: Fostering Creativity and Innovation

Pick an organization you are familiar with. What are some of the ways in which the organization promotes or inhibits innovation? What might be done to promote innovation?

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Question 21

The motivation to be creative within people is influenced by a ______.

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Question 22

Which of the following is true in terms of social and structural connections, under some circumstances?

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Question 23

Which of the following sets forms a part of the key elements of a creative organizational climate?

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Question 24

All of the following were identified as steps to generate an idea box EXCEPT for ______.

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Question 25

To be creative, it is often necessary to have an understanding of the current situation.

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Question 26

The word "synectics" means ______.

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Question 27

In the creative process, "preparation" is ______.

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Question 28

Taken together, job design, supervision, organizational climate, and the allocation of adequate time, and resources can have a potent and synergistic effect on individual and organizational creativity.

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Question 29

In matrix analysis, a three-dimensional "idea box" is used to explore new ideas or alternatives.

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Question 30

Creativity involves the generation of new and novel ideas, and innovation is the implementation of those ideas.

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Question 31

In synectics, which type of metaphor uses an image to represent the problem?

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Question 32

______ thinking occurs when a problem is defined in a single way and there are no alternatives considered until the solution is reached.

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Question 33

In terms of roles people can play, the four types of creativity types are ______.

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Question 34

When creativity is defined as a process, it is a highly complex phenomenon involving multiple phases and stages.

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Question 35

Enumerate and explain key impediments to creativity in an organizational setting, using examples where appropriate.

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Question 36

Creativity has been directly and positively linked to organizational effectiveness and to improvements in growth, quality, competitiveness, and productivity.

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Question 37

All of the following are characteristics of the creative process EXCEPT for ______.

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Question 38

To create a culture of innovation, organizations often have to ______.

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Question 39

People are not likely to be creative when they love what they do as it removes the motivation to do anything else.

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Pick an organization you are familiar with. What are some of the ways in which the organization promotes or inhibits innovation? What might be done to promote innovation?

The motivation to be creative within people is influenced by a ______.

Which of the following is true in terms of social and structural connections, under some circumstances?

Which of the following sets forms a part of the key elements of a creative organizational climate?

All of the following were identified as steps to generate an idea box EXCEPT for ______.

To be creative, it is often necessary to have an understanding of the current situation.

The word "synectics" means ______.

In the creative process, "preparation" is ______.

Taken together, job design, supervision, organizational climate, and the allocation of adequate time, and resources can have a potent and synergistic effect on individual and organizational creativity.

In matrix analysis, a three-dimensional "idea box" is used to explore new ideas or alternatives.

Creativity involves the generation of new and novel ideas, and innovation is the implementation of those ideas.

In synectics, which type of metaphor uses an image to represent the problem?

______ thinking occurs when a problem is defined in a single way and there are no alternatives considered until the solution is reached.

In terms of roles people can play, the four types of creativity types are ______.

When creativity is defined as a process, it is a highly complex phenomenon involving multiple phases and stages.

Enumerate and explain key impediments to creativity in an organizational setting, using examples where appropriate.

Creativity has been directly and positively linked to organizational effectiveness and to improvements in growth, quality, competitiveness, and productivity.

All of the following are characteristics of the creative process EXCEPT for ______.

To create a culture of innovation, organizations often have to ______.

People are not likely to be creative when they love what they do as it removes the motivation to do anything else.

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