Innovating in a global crisis : riding the whirlwind of recession / [printed text] / Alfons Trompenaars ; Charles Hampden-Turner . - Oxford : Infinite Ideas, 2009 . - x, 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN : 978-1-906821-23-4
As recession grips the business world leaders in every industry and in every part of the world are viewing innovation as the primary route to recovery. Innovation has regained its central place in corporate life. Innovating in a global crisis is the first practical book to show how innovation can be a lifeline in severe downturn. Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner brilliantly reconnect people, teams and organizations to create constant renewal of talent and motivation. Drawing on the renowned THT cross-cultural database (over 80,000 records from over 100 countries), as well as hilarious illustrations.

Class number:	658.4063
Abstract:
Contents note:	1 Introduction; 2 Individual creativity: Hares, tortoises and what Jung meant; 3 Individual creativity as process; 4 Elements and processes in successful creative teams; 5 Cross-cultural teams and global dialogue I; 6 Cross-cultural teams and global dialogue II; 7 Teaching innovation and entrepreneurship: the Singapore experiment; 8 Innovation, learning and organisational structure; 9 Culture as the integrator of innovative values; 10 What should a leader do now?