12 research outputs found
Manageable creativity
This article notes a perception in mainstream management theory and practice that creativity has shifted from being disruptive or destructive to 'manageable'. This concept of manageable creativity in business is reflected in a similar rhetoric in cultural policy, especially towards the creative industries. The article argues that the idea of 'manageable creativity' can be traced back to a 'heroic' and a 'structural' model of creativity. It is argued that the 'heroic' model of creativity is being subsumed within a 'structural' model which emphasises the systems and infrastructure around individual creativity rather than focusing on raw talent and pure content. Yet this structured approach carries problems of its own, in particular a tendency to overlook the unpredictability of creative processes, people and products. Ironically, it may be that some confusion in our policies towards creativity is inevitable, reflecting the paradoxes and transitions which characterise the creative process
486 DISCOVERY OF DNA HYPERMETHYLATION OF BDNF, SOX9 AND PMF1 ASSOCIATED WITH BLADDER CANCER PROGRESSION USING CPG ISLAND ARRAYS
Classification of DNA methylation patterns in tumor cell genomes using a CpG island microarray
Informal interaction in construction progress meetings
The small amount of published research into construction project meetings demonstrates some of the principal difficulties of investigating such sensitive business environments. Using the Bales Interaction Process Analysis (IPA) research method, data on group interaction were collected. A project outcome, namely whether the project was within contract budget, was used as a basis of enquiry between interaction patterns. Analysis was concerned with the socioâemotional (relationship building) and the taskâbased components of communication and the positive and negative socioâemotional interaction characteristics. Socioâemotional interaction was found to be significantly greater in the projects completed within budget. Socioâemotional interaction is used to express feelings in relation to tasks and it serves as the flux that creates and sustains the group's social framework, which is crucial in a project environment. The data provide an indication of the importance of informal communication in the maintenance of relationships within project meetings.Interpersonal communication, interaction, meetings, project success,