Promoting creativity through the logic of contradiction

This paper identifies facets of a change-oriented paradigm: logic of contradiction for the purpose of exploring its possible linkages to creativity in organizations. While the fit viewpoint in the creativity literature has its theoretical underpinnings in formal logic, the logic of contradiction or...

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Published in:Journal of organizational behavior 2002-05, Vol.23 (3), p.321-326
Main Authors: Livingstone, Linda Parrack, Palich, Leslie E., Carini, Gary R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Business management
Case studies
Computer industry
Computer memory
Contradiction
Corporate strategies
Creativity
Dialectic
Dialectics
Educational administration
Employees
Logic
Management education
Management philosophies
Microprocessors
Network computers
Organizational behavior
Organizations
Paradoxes
Price cuts
Random access memory
Semiconductors
The Incubator
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Summary:This paper identifies facets of a change-oriented paradigm: logic of contradiction for the purpose of exploring its possible linkages to creativity in organizations. While the fit viewpoint in the creativity literature has its theoretical underpinnings in formal logic, the logic of contradiction or misfit perspective may have interesting implications for enhancing creativity further. The discussion considers both frameworks through a series of questions and then applies the issues to Intel Corp.
ISSN:0894-3796
1099-1379
DOI:10.1002/job.140