Building organisational culture that stimulates creativity and innovation

TLDR

Literature indicates that a holistic model grounded in open systems theory and Schein’s work describes organisational culture and its relationship to creativity and innovation, noting that values, norms, and beliefs can either support or inhibit these outcomes. The article aims to model the determinants of organisational culture that influence creativity and innovation. The authors identify strategy, structure, support mechanisms, innovation‑encouraging behaviour, and open communication as determinants of organisational culture and discuss how each influences creativity and innovation. The article explains that these determinants affect creativity and innovation.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present, by means of a model, the determinants of organisational culture which influence creativity and innovation. A literature study showed that a model, based on the open systems theory and the work of Schein, can offer a holistic approach in describing organisational culture. The relationship between creativity, innovation and culture is discussed in this context. Against the background of this model, the determinants of organisational culture were identified. The determinants are strategy, structure, support mechanisms, behaviour that encourages innovation, and open communication. The influence of each determinant on creativity and innovation is discussed. Values, norms and beliefs that play a role in creativity and innovation can either support or inhibit creativity and innovation depending on how they influence individual and group behaviour. This is also explained in the article.