Construction or demolition: Does problem construction influence the ethicality of creativity?

Daniel J. Harris; Roni Reiter-Palmon; Gina Scott Ligon

doi:10.1057/9781137333544_10

Construction or demolition: Does problem construction influence the ethicality of creativity?

Daniel J. Harris, Roni Reiter-Palmon, Gina Scott Ligon

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Abstract

Creativity researchers have long sought to understand the factors that foster or inhibit creative performance. Researchers have evaluated individual difference variables, such as personality (Feist, 1998; Furnham & Nederstrom, 2010), motivation (Amabile, 1996), and intelligence (Furnham & Nederstrom, 2010), as well as environmental factors, such as leadership (Reiter-Palmon & lilies, 2004) and organizational culture (Hunter, Bedell, & Mumford, 2007). More recently, researchers also have been interested in the implications or intent of the creative idea or solution. Do solutions lead to negative consequences that can be anticipated or even wanted by the problem-solver? Can we find a way to develop ethical and creative solutions?

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Ethics of Creativity
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Pages	170-186
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9781137333544
ISBN (Print)	9781137333537
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137333544_10
State	Published - Jan 1 2014

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Psychology(all)
Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
Business, Management and Accounting(all)
Arts and Humanities(all)
Engineering(all)

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