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标题：The Concept of Creativity in the Information Systems Discipline: Past, Present, and Prospects
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作者：Seidel, Stefan ; Müller-Wienbergen, Felix ; Becker, Jörg 等
期刊名称：Communications of the Association for Information Systems
印刷版ISSN：1529-3181
出版年度：2010
卷号：27
期号：1
页码：14
出版社：Association for Information Systems
摘要：In 1993 Couger et al. stated in an MIS Quarterly article on creativity in information systems (IS) organizations that the topic of creativity is under-researched in the IS discipline. Is the subject of creativity—despite its undisputable importance for individuals, organizations, and societies—still a neglected area in IS research? In what contexts, with what methods, and with what results have IS researchers studied the phenomenon of creativity? And what creativity-related themes warrant further investigation? In this article we analyze, based on six analytical dimensions, IS studies on creativity published in the eight top-ranked IS journals as recommended by the Association for Information Systems. The analysis provides a detailed picture of how the concept of creativity has been treated in our discipline’s arguably most influential publication outlets. It becomes apparent that IS researchers have been predominantly employing a rather limited number of research designs aiming at a rather limited number of creativity-related topics. Grounded in our analysis, we discuss the prospects of creativity research in the IS discipline and provide a future research agenda. In doing so, we propose three main research themes that can meaningfully contribute to our discipline.
关键词：creativity; literature analysis; IS research