Title :
A comparison of scales for assessing personal creativity in IS
Author :
Higgins, Lexis F.
Author_Institution :
Center for Res. on Creativity & Innovation, Colorado Univ., Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Abstract :
Assessment of the individual creativity of IS personnel is a critical component in enhancing creativity and innovation in IS organizations. There are over two hundred scales designed to assess an individual´s creativity but only three have seen substantial use in IS. A review of these three scales (KAI, ISP, CPSP) is provided and a list of the characteristics of an ideal individual creativity assessment scale to be used in IS is offered
Keywords :
human factors; information systems; personnel; social aspects of automation; CPSP; IS organizations; ISP; KAI; creativity; creativity assessment scale; innovation; personal IS creativity assessment; scale comparison; Electronic mail; Instruments; Performance evaluation; Personnel; Problem-solving; Psychology; Psychometric testing; Springs; System testing; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1996., Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Hawaii International Conference on ,
Conference_Location :
Wailea, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7324-9
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1996.495306
