Organizational Behavior Term Paper
Running Head: Organizational Behavior
Organizational Behavior
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Abstract 3
Introduction 4 Problem statement 5
Analysis 5
Ways of promoting creativity in the workplace 5
Importance of creativity in the work place 9
Suggestions and recommendations 10
Conclusion 11
References 12
Abstract
Creativity in the work place is an important aspect as it contributes to increased productivity and economic growth in the organization. Organizations are therefore struggling to promote this creativity especially among their employees. Competition in the market is high especially with advanced levels of technologies that are making organizations to provide high quality products and services for the markets. This together with other environmental challenges that organizations are faced with encourage formation of creative working environment. This work gives the different ways that can be implemented to promote creativity in the work place and the reasons as to why engaging in this is important for the organization especially in gaining competitive advantage.
Introduction Today, for any organization to be successive it must foster innovation and be able to implement change or else it risks being overtaken by others. Maintaining flexibility, continuous improvement of quality, and struggling to beat competition in the marketplace with a constant stream of innovative products and services, is the only assurance of the organization attaining success in the market. In the workplace, employees can be impetus to innovation and change or they can be a stumbling block. Managers of organization are therefore required to stimulate employees’ creativity and tolerance for change (Robbins, 2009). Encouraging creativity in the workplace is about developing a culture of creativity where the organization needs to encourage behaviors that will lead to creativity. Creativity is therefore obtained efficiently when
Organizational Behavior
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University
Course
Tutor
Date
Table of Contents
Abstract 3
Introduction 4 Problem statement 5
Analysis 5
Ways of promoting creativity in the workplace 5
Importance of creativity in the work place 9
Suggestions and recommendations 10
Conclusion 11
References 12
Abstract
Creativity in the work place is an important aspect as it contributes to increased productivity and economic growth in the organization. Organizations are therefore struggling to promote this creativity especially among their employees. Competition in the market is high especially with advanced levels of technologies that are making organizations to provide high quality products and services for the markets. This together with other environmental challenges that organizations are faced with encourage formation of creative working environment. This work gives the different ways that can be implemented to promote creativity in the work place and the reasons as to why engaging in this is important for the organization especially in gaining competitive advantage.
Introduction Today, for any organization to be successive it must foster innovation and be able to implement change or else it risks being overtaken by others. Maintaining flexibility, continuous improvement of quality, and struggling to beat competition in the marketplace with a constant stream of innovative products and services, is the only assurance of the organization attaining success in the market. In the workplace, employees can be impetus to innovation and change or they can be a stumbling block. Managers of organization are therefore required to stimulate employees’ creativity and tolerance for change (Robbins, 2009). Encouraging creativity in the workplace is about developing a culture of creativity where the organization needs to encourage behaviors that will lead to creativity. Creativity is therefore obtained efficiently when
References: Andriopoulos, C & Dawson, P. (2009). Managing change, creativity and innovation. London: Sage. Khandwalla, P. N. (2003). Corporate creativity: the winning edge. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill. Robbins, S. P., et al, (2009). Organizational behavior: global and Southern African perspectives. Cape Town: Pearson Education South Africa.