Handbook of Organizational Creativity

Dr. Reiter-Palmon is the Varner Professor of Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology and the Director of the I/O Psychology Graduate Program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). She is also the Director of Innovation for the Center for Collaboration Science, an inter-disciplinary program at UNO. She received her Ph.D. in I/O Psychology from George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Her research focuses on creativity and innovation in the workplace at individual and team level, development of leadership and creative problem-solving skills, and leading creative individuals. She is an associate editor for the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, as well as Frontiers: Organizational Psychology. She is the former Editor of The Psychology of Creativity, Aesthetics and the Arts, the leading journal on the psychology of creativity. She serves on the editorial boards of 10 additional journal in I-O psychology, management, and creativity. She has published four edited books on the topic of creativity, and is the editor of the Palgrave series on Creativity and Innovation in Organizations. She has obtained over 8 million dollars of funding from granting agencies, public and non-profit organizations, and businesses. She has been elected as a fellow of APA Division 10 (creativity) and division 14 (I-O) in recognition of her contribution to the field of organizational and team creativity. Dr. Hunter is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology at Penn State University. His work centers on Leadership and Innovation Management. Dr. Hunter teaches courses in organizational behavior, leadership, innovation and helps manage the practicum course in the I/O area. He is editor of the book Research in Multi-level Issues: A Focus on Innovation. Vol. VII. Oxford, England: Elsevier. He serves on the editorial boards of The Leadership Quarterly, Journal of Creative Behavior, and The Journal of Business and Psychology.

• Intro Section1. Introduction: Creativity in Organizations2. Methods and Measures in Organizational Creativity Research3. Blockages to Creativity4. Outcomes of Creativity5. Myths and urban legendsIndividual Section6. Expertise7. Creative Problem-Solving8. Creative Abilities: Divergent Thinking9. Idea Evaluation10. Affect11. Motivation12. Personality13. Creative self-beliefs14. Neuroscience15. Paradoxical thinking16. meaning and creativity17. Morality/ethicality and creativityGroups and Teams Section18. Team Cognition19. Group Processes20. Psychological Safety21. Virtual Teams22. Diversity and Cultures23. Networks24. Climate25. Nature of work26. Project Management27. Mult Team Systems28. Brainstorming29. Meetings

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