Author, as appears in the article.: Morla-Folch, Teresa; Joanpere, Mar; Papaoikonomou, Eleni
Department: Gestió d'Empreses
URV's Author/s: Joanpere Foraster, Mar / Morlà Folch, Maria Teresa / Papaoikonomou, Eleni
Keywords: Work environment Predictors Leadership Innovation Creativity Cooperative Climate Case study
Abstract: © 2019 Nova Southeastern University. All rights reserved. Previous research has examined organizational factors that could facilitate or limit creativity also indicating that although cooperatives can be seen as innovative business formats, they are also considered slow growth models because of their organizational characteristics. In this study we aim to explore the processes, practices, and other organizational characteristics that define the creative dynamics in cooperatives. In this way, our goals are (a) to understand how the promotion of the creativity is carried out in the cooperative workplace and (b) to study the factors that can accelerate the development of a more positive climate for creativity, boosting transformative elements and neutralizing exclusionary elements. This article is focused on a qualitative case study of an architecture cooperative from Catalonia (Spain), Lacol. The data were collected through two in-depth interviews. Also, visual material was collected to study how the physical space is organised and how this affects creative processes. The results show that, of the studied elements, those most relevant to produce a creative work environment in Lacol are power decentralization, freedom and autonomy, work team support, training, and challenges. Likewise, friendship has been identified as an important transversal element. Finally, future research lines are discussed.
Thematic Areas: Social sciences, interdisciplinary Social psychology Interdisciplinar Education Cultural studies Ciencias sociales Administração, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
ISSN: 10520147
Author's mail: mar.joanpere@urv.cat teresa.morla@urv.cat eleni.papaoikonomou@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-6006-0190 0000-0001-5242-6052 0000-0003-0198-2926
Record's date: 2024-09-21
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol24/iss11/4/
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Qualitative Report. 24 (11): 2722-2746
APA: Morla-Folch, Teresa; Joanpere, Mar; Papaoikonomou, Eleni (2019). Promoting creativity in the cooperative work environment: A case study of the LACOL cooperative. Qualitative Report, 24(11), 2722-2746. DOI: 10.46743/2160-3715/2019.3947
Article's DOI: 10.46743/2160-3715/2019.3947
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2019
Publication Type: Journal Publications