TY - JOUR
T1 - Antecedents of creative decision making in organizational crisis
T2 - A team-based simulation
AU - Sommer, Amy
AU - Pearson, Christine M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Doctoral Fellowship. We would like to thank Jane Howell, Fernando Olivera and Tony Francolini for their helpful comments.
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - Although it has been claimed that the devastation and complexities that characterize an organizational crisis may be addressed most effectively with creative solutions, theoretical and empirical research examining this challenge is scarce. We developed a theoretical model concerning creative decision making during organizational crisis for crisis management teams. To test this theory, we collected data from 191 individuals in 37 teams who participated in multi-hour, multi-phased organizational crisis simulations in the United States and Canada. Using regression analysis, we found that crisis management teams generated a creative decision when they were familiar with solutions, trusted their team members, and had creative intentions. This study supports organizational efforts to leverage education, training and accountability to reinforce creativity in crisis decision making.
AB - Although it has been claimed that the devastation and complexities that characterize an organizational crisis may be addressed most effectively with creative solutions, theoretical and empirical research examining this challenge is scarce. We developed a theoretical model concerning creative decision making during organizational crisis for crisis management teams. To test this theory, we collected data from 191 individuals in 37 teams who participated in multi-hour, multi-phased organizational crisis simulations in the United States and Canada. Using regression analysis, we found that crisis management teams generated a creative decision when they were familiar with solutions, trusted their team members, and had creative intentions. This study supports organizational efforts to leverage education, training and accountability to reinforce creativity in crisis decision making.
KW - Creativity
KW - Decision making
KW - Organizational crisis management
KW - Teams
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U2 - 10.1016/j.techfore.2006.10.006
DO - 10.1016/j.techfore.2006.10.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:34548324797
SN - 0040-1625
VL - 74
SP - 1234
EP - 1251
JO - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
JF - Technological Forecasting and Social Change
IS - 8
ER -