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Scientific Creativity: Idealism versus Pragmatism

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  • Michael D. Mumford
  • Kimberly S. Hester
  • Issac C. Robledo

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The need for creativity in the sciences has, from time to time, been questioned. Thus, Ghassib’s (2010) argument that creativity is critical to performance in the sciences, and hence organizational effectiveness in a knowledge production economy, is important. Moreover, the proposition that scientific creativity is based on knowledge and conceptual combination is well founded. Nonetheless, the description of creativity in organizational settings provided is, ultimately, an idealistic image. The idealism leads to problems with regard to the assumptions made about (1) who does creative work; (2) the kinds of knowledge involved in creative work; (3) the processing operations people apply in working with this knowledge; and (4) the importance of the organizational setting in which this work occurs. The implications of these observations for preparing people for creative work in organizations are discussed.

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  • Michael D. Mumford & Kimberly S. Hester & Issac C. Robledo, 2010. "Scientific Creativity: Idealism versus Pragmatism," Gifted and Talented International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(1), pages 59-64, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ugtixx:v:25:y:2010:i:1:p:59-64
    DOI: 10.1080/15332276.2010.11673550
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