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What can managers do for creativity? : brokering creativity in the creative industries

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Bilton, Chris and Leary, Ruth (2002) What can managers do for creativity? : brokering creativity in the creative industries. International Journal of Cultural Policy, Volume 8 (Number 1). pp. 49-64. doi:10.1080/10286630290032431

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Abstract

'Creativity' has become a fashionable term in the contemporary managerial and political lexicon, signalling generalised approval in education, business and the arts. In Britain, 'creative industries' has replaced 'cultural industries' as the umbrella term for artistic and cultural production and distribution, and 'creativity' has been incorporated into the national tourism brand . In business, managers and academics use 'creativity' to indicate an organisation's capacity for innovation, flexibility and autonomy; these 'creative' values are seen to have replaced operational efficiency and strategic planning as the primary source of 'competitive advantage' in business. In education, creativity has spread beyond its original context of arts based subjects and is used to refer to a generalised ability to solve problems and generate new concepts across the entire curriculum. The term creativity has become so all-embracing as to lose any clearly defined meaning and value. Ask any organisation, industry or individual whether they would ever admit to being 'uncreative' and the corruption of meaning is only too apparent. It seems that we are all creative now. Creativity has become both the language and currency of today's knowledge economy .

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies > Centre for Cultural Policy Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Creative ability in business
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Cultural Policy
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1028-6632
Official Date: 17 September 2002
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17 September 2002Published
Volume: Volume 8
Number: Number 1
Page Range: pp. 49-64
DOI: 10.1080/10286630290032431
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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