Handbook of the Management of Creativity and Innovation: Theory and Practice

Handbook of the Management of Creativity and Innovation: Theory and Practice is a collection of theories and practices for the effective management of creativity and innovation, contributed by a group of European experts from the fields of psychology, education, business, engineering, and law. Adopting an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach, this book offers rich perspectives — both theoretical and practical — on how to manage creativity and innovation effectively in different domains and across cultures. This book appeals to students, teachers, researchers, and managers who are interested in creative and innovative behavior, and its management. Although the authors are from the fields of psychology education, business, engineering, and law, readers from all disciplines will find the coverage of this book beneficial in deepening their understanding of creativity and innovation, and helping them to identify the right approaches for managing creativity and innovation in an intercultural context.

Content:
Concepts, Approaches and Foundations of Creativity and Innovation: Creativity and Innovation: Basic Concepts and Approaches (Min Tang); Biological and Social Foundations of Creativity and Innovation (Aleksandra Gruszka and Bartlomiej Dobroczynski); The 4P's Creativity Model and Its Application in Different Fields (Aleksandra Gruszka and Min Tang); Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Approaches to Creativity and Innovation: Example of the EMCI ERASMUS Intensive Program (Min Tang and Christian H Werner); Creativity and Innovation in Education: The Use of ICT and the 4P's of Creativity and Innovation in Education (Manuel Pavón and Francisco Pavón); Effective Management of Creativity and Innovation in Education: Theories and Best Practices (Joel Schmidt); Creativity and Innovation in Education: Comparisons of Germany and Spain (Joel Schmidt & Francisco Pavón); Creativity and Innovation in Business: The Management of Creativity and Innovation: Is It Possible and How? (Andreas Reichert); Good Practice of Creativity and Innovation Management in Business (Eric Shiu); Innovation Management for Products and Processes in the Automobile Industry: Example of BMW (Eric Shiu, Andreas Bonacina and Franz-Michael Binninger); Creativity and Innovation in Engineering: The 4P's of Creativity and Innovation in Engineering (Thomas Huettl and Sabine Rathmayer); Creative Process in Engineering: Methods, Tools and the Management Implications (Joaquín Moreno Marchal); Creativity and Innovation Systems in Engineering: Comparison of Germany and Spain (Thomas Huettl and Joaquín Moreno Marchal); Managing Creativity and Innovation in the New Millennium: Evaluation of Training Initiatives about the Management of Creativity and Innovation: Practice of an Intensive Program (Min Tang and Ines Joos); Managing the Diffusion of Innovations (Franz-Michael Binninger); Legal Aspects of Creativity and Innovation: A Burden, a Necessary Evil or a Chance? An Introduction into the Protection of Creativity and Innovation (Maximilian Kinkeldey); The Future of the Management of Innovation: Trends and Challenges (Achim Hecker and Franz Huber); Essentials of the Management of Creativity and Innovation in Education, Business, and Engineering (Christian H Werner and Min Tang).

Min Tang is Professor in International Management and Executive Director of the Institute for Creativity and Innovation at the University of Applied Management, Germany. She is member of the American Psychological Association Division 10 and jury of the International Exhibition for Ideas, Invention, and Innovation (iENA). She is the initiator and manager of a series of intercultural and interdisciplinary programs about creativity and innovation, including the "Applied Creativity across Domains" summer school, funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the ERASMUS IP summer school, "Effective Management of Creativity and Innovation" funded by the EU. Her research fields include systems approach to creativity, implicit theories of creativity, inventive creativity, and cross-cultural studies.

Christian H Werner actively pursues his passion for teaching, research and university leadership in various roles at multiple universities in Europe, and as founder and President of the International University Network (IUN), he is dedicated to innovations in higher education. Following his international education with PhD in both Economics and Educational Psychology, his professional career spans many years in business consultancy, with a current focus on innovation in business and education. Currently he is a professor of Educational Management at the University Seeburg Castel in Austria and of Business Psychology at the University of Applied Management in Germany. He has published widely on these topics and has initiated a variety of innovative programs in Germany and worldwide, winning numerous innovation prizes such as the "Innovation Prize of the Bavarian Government". His research fields cover applied creativity and innovation, entrepreneurship and educational management.