How the online environment can facilitate or hinder Creative Problem Solving process among international students, and how this environment help the recognition of a creative person in international business environment?

This qualitative study investigates how different factors such as cultural and educational backgrounds, timeframes, mood factor, team-bonding, team trust, levels of language and engagement, as well as task and relationship conflicts affect creative problem solving (CPS) processes in two opposing env...

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Main Author: Ivanov, Ilia
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2014
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27256/
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description This qualitative study investigates how different factors such as cultural and educational backgrounds, timeframes, mood factor, team-bonding, team trust, levels of language and engagement, as well as task and relationship conflicts affect creative problem solving (CPS) processes in two opposing environments: ‘online’ and ‘offline’. Ten respondents from seven different countries were gathered, in order to provide multicultural diversity, for the purpose of this study. They were divided into two groups chosen at random to go through a CPS ‘online’ process. After that, ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant and analyzed. In addition, one more factor was added to the interview protocol: personal estimation of the creative individual, to establish views on how an individual assesses him or herself in a creative group collaboration. Finally, interesting correlations were found between the different factors and two environments. They were discussed, in order to provide a deeper insight for further research and organizational implementations.
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spelling nottingham-272562017-10-19T14:07:01Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27256/ How the online environment can facilitate or hinder Creative Problem Solving process among international students, and how this environment help the recognition of a creative person in international business environment? Ivanov, Ilia This qualitative study investigates how different factors such as cultural and educational backgrounds, timeframes, mood factor, team-bonding, team trust, levels of language and engagement, as well as task and relationship conflicts affect creative problem solving (CPS) processes in two opposing environments: ‘online’ and ‘offline’. Ten respondents from seven different countries were gathered, in order to provide multicultural diversity, for the purpose of this study. They were divided into two groups chosen at random to go through a CPS ‘online’ process. After that, ten semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant and analyzed. In addition, one more factor was added to the interview protocol: personal estimation of the creative individual, to establish views on how an individual assesses him or herself in a creative group collaboration. Finally, interesting correlations were found between the different factors and two environments. They were discussed, in order to provide a deeper insight for further research and organizational implementations. 2014 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27256/1/Dissertation_Ivanov_Ilia.pdf Ivanov, Ilia (2014) How the online environment can facilitate or hinder Creative Problem Solving process among international students, and how this environment help the recognition of a creative person in international business environment? [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished)
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How the online environment can facilitate or hinder Creative Problem Solving process among international students, and how this environment help the recognition of a creative person in international business environment?
title How the online environment can facilitate or hinder Creative Problem Solving process among international students, and how this environment help the recognition of a creative person in international business environment?
title_full How the online environment can facilitate or hinder Creative Problem Solving process among international students, and how this environment help the recognition of a creative person in international business environment?
title_fullStr How the online environment can facilitate or hinder Creative Problem Solving process among international students, and how this environment help the recognition of a creative person in international business environment?
title_full_unstemmed How the online environment can facilitate or hinder Creative Problem Solving process among international students, and how this environment help the recognition of a creative person in international business environment?
title_short How the online environment can facilitate or hinder Creative Problem Solving process among international students, and how this environment help the recognition of a creative person in international business environment?
title_sort how the online environment can facilitate or hinder creative problem solving process among international students, and how this environment help the recognition of a creative person in international business environment?
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/27256/