Creativity in science teams

Abstract

Advances in science, through the development of new products, processes, or theories, have a significant impact on today's society. Generating these breakthrough discoveries is a creative process that can be helped or hindered by a number of individual and contextual factors. Because of the complexity and scope of the work, much scientific investigation is done in teams; thus, team dynamics as well as individual characteristics help shape the quality of creative output. As teams do not operate in isolation within an organization, team leader behaviors and organizational factors also contribute to team creativity. When organizations and managers value, support, and reward creativity, a climate conducive to innovation is more likely to result.

Citation

Blansett, K. (2003), "Creativity in science teams", Advances in Interdisciplinary Studies of Work Teams (Advances in Interdisciplinary Studies of Work Teams, Vol. 9), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 215-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1572-0977(02)09012-X