Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Group creativity : an introduction / Paul B. Paulus and Bernard A. Nijstad -- 2. The constraining effects of initial ideas / Steven M. Smith -- 3. Diversity and creativity in work groups : a dynamic perspective on the affective and cognitive processes that link diversity and performance / Frances J. Milliken, Caroline A. Bartel, and Terri R. Kurtzberg -- 4. Better than individuals? : the potential benefits of dissent and diversity for group creativity / Charlan J. Nemeth and Brendan Nemeth-Brown -- 5. Group creativity and collective choice / Garold Stasser and Zachary Birchmeier -- 6. Ideational creativity in groups : lessons from research on brainstorming / Paul B. Paulus and Vincent R. Brown -- 7. Cognitive stimulation and interference in idea generating groups / Bernard A. Nijstad, Michael Diehl, and Wolfgang Stroebe -- 8. Electronic brainstorming : theory, research, and future directions / Alan R. Dennis and Mike L. Williams -- 9. Is the social psychology of creativity really social? : moving beyond a focus on the individual / Beth A. Hennessey -- 10. Newcomer innovation in work teams / John M. Levine, Hoon-Seok Choi, and Richard L. Moreland -- 11. The group as mentor : social capital and the systems model of creativity / Charles Hooker, Jeanne Nakamura, and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi -- 12. Creativity and innovation implementation in teams Michael A. West -- 13. Learning from direct and indirect experience in organizations : the effects of experience, content, timing, and distribution / Linda Argote and Aime? Kane -- 14. Creative cultures, nations, and civilizations : strategies and results / Dean Keith Simonton -- 15. Group creativity : common themes and future directions / Bernard A. Nijstad and Paul B. Paulus.