Creativity in entrepreneurship: Dancing between nothing and structure
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Creativity in entrepreneurship : Dancing between nothing and structure. / Hubner-Benz, Sylvia; Frese, Michael.
Handbook of Organizational Creativity: Leadership, Interventions, and Macro Level Issues. ed. / Roni Reiter-Palmon; Sam Hunter. Second Edition. ed. Elsevier B.V., 2023. p. 377-392.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Creativity in entrepreneurship
T2 - Dancing between nothing and structure
AU - Hubner-Benz, Sylvia
AU - Frese, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - In this chapter, we draw on the metaphor of dancing to discuss why and in what way structure, action, and interaction are relevant in entrepreneurship. We suggest that the metaphor of dancing can inspire new perspectives on the role of creativity in entrepreneurship. Based on entrepreneurship and innovation literature, we argue that the entrepreneurial process is, like dancing, surprisingly structured, requires action learning, and requires the interaction with the environment. In entrepreneurship as well as in dancing, not yet existent ideas can lead to something new and aesthetic, and this creative process requires structuring. One cannot learn to be a dancer without dancing, and one cannot be an entrepreneur without acting on entrepreneurial ideas and opportunities. Creating a dance, as well as creating a product or organization, is determined by the interaction with the environment. We discuss the implications of those perspectives on entrepreneurship for structuring the entrepreneurial process, designing entrepreneurship education, and navigating interactions with the environment.
AB - In this chapter, we draw on the metaphor of dancing to discuss why and in what way structure, action, and interaction are relevant in entrepreneurship. We suggest that the metaphor of dancing can inspire new perspectives on the role of creativity in entrepreneurship. Based on entrepreneurship and innovation literature, we argue that the entrepreneurial process is, like dancing, surprisingly structured, requires action learning, and requires the interaction with the environment. In entrepreneurship as well as in dancing, not yet existent ideas can lead to something new and aesthetic, and this creative process requires structuring. One cannot learn to be a dancer without dancing, and one cannot be an entrepreneur without acting on entrepreneurial ideas and opportunities. Creating a dance, as well as creating a product or organization, is determined by the interaction with the environment. We discuss the implications of those perspectives on entrepreneurship for structuring the entrepreneurial process, designing entrepreneurship education, and navigating interactions with the environment.
KW - Action
KW - Creativity
KW - Dancing
KW - Entrepreneurial learning
KW - Entrepreneurship
KW - Entrepreneurship education
KW - Interaction
KW - Metaphor
KW - Structure
KW - Management studies
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U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-323-91841-1.00024-5
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-323-91841-1.00024-5
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85166074094
SN - 9780323984829
SP - 377
EP - 392
BT - Handbook of Organizational Creativity
A2 - Reiter-Palmon, Roni
A2 - Hunter, Sam
PB - Elsevier B.V.
ER -