language like other inventions was originated to serve human needs in different civilization. different language was created later. contextually the importance of translation from one language to another is not only to understand words; as the words are not the elements of translation. importance and base of translation lies in context to understand it. after getting the content, one should d...

More and more organizations structure their innovation projects around functionally diverse teams. Why are some diverse teams more innovative than others? In my dissertation research, I investigate how cognitive diversity, conflict, and creativity affect the success of functionally-diverse innovation teams. Some research points to the importance of cognitive diversity for stimulating group crea...

Companies in the information industry rely on employees to protect proprietary information from the clutches of competitors. In exhorting employees to protect proprietary information, few employers consider the affect of such constraints on employees’ creativity. But, there are several reasons to believe that people may be less creative when asked to protect proprietary information. First, empl...

Because organizations seek more innovative ways to compete, the ability of their employees to generate new and valuable ideas becomes a fundamental survival skill. To the extent that computer software might enhance the creative performance of individual users, organizations might ultimately apply such tools to enhance the creative performance of their employees. Acontrolled laboratqry experimen...

Selart, M., & Boe, O. Insights in the habitual nature of creative decision making. Göteborg Psychological Reports, 1998, 28, No 4. A questionnaire study was conducted in order to test the idea that creative decision making may be looked upon as a conscious and controlled habit which appears in everyday life. The results of the questionnaire revealed that everyday decision makers perceived thems...

Why some dyadic interactions are more likely than others to trigger hinder the generation of novel and useful ideas? To investigate this question, we examine the attributes of dyadic ties that influence the generation of creative ideas, and how the strength of influence changes contingently on the mix use of communication media. Our study extends previous research by examining the impacts of Si...

In this paper, we report on our experiences with a generic collaborative creativity support system with the focus on how users accept the system and how it influences their creative thinking abilities. The key idea behind the creativity support system was to facilitate creative thinking of groups by providing them a toolset of different creativity techniques under one single user-interface. A f...