Examining Creativity in the Workplace - Applying Polanyi¿s Theory of Tacit Knowledge to Maximize Fulfillment at Work

This scholarly book explores the intersection of social cognition with a democratic philosophy of human resource management, to advance a theory of workplace function that maximizes creativity.

It examines how the work of Polanyi on tacit knowledge provides a useful theoretical structure for understanding person perception and self-fulfilling prophecy effects in the workplace, with a focus on gender, culture and race as diversity variables. Based on a broad range of interdisciplinary empirical evidence and theories, it provides a foundational set of concepts to build new applied intervention strategies. The authors create new, testable theories based on a synthesis of several major areas of research in social psychology and human resource management, moving beyond the narrow confines of trends in a particular subdomain. Part One offers a literature review of the field, ranging from theoretical, historical and philosophical psychology to social psychology and neurocognition. Ea