Workplace focus on individual fuels creativity
September 12 2006
Study co-authored by ILR Professor gaining media interest
A new study, co-authored by ILR Professor of Organizational Behavior Jack Goncalo, shows that while emphasizing teamwork may be popular in workplaces across America, companies that focus more on individual achievement produce more innovative ideas.
Goncalo and co-author Barry Staw, Professor at the University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of Business, whose study "Individualism-Collectivism and Group Creativity," was published in the most recent issue of Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, conducted experiments with teams of college students.
- Read articles on the study that appeared in The Boston Globe, ABC News, US News & World Report, and the Contra Costa Times.
- View transcript of interview of Professor Goncalo on CNN's "In the Money" with Jack Cafferty on August 20, 2006 (scroll down to find interview) or watch the video.
- About Jack Goncalo
- ILR's Organizational Behavior Department
