Art Schools Offering Business Degree Programs
27 May 2010
Art Schools Offering Business Degree Programs – Huffington Post article
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time management for creative people
3 December 2007
Download a free e-book by Mark McGuinness here – it’s full of tried and tested practical advice.
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Do Samsung managers need a little cibnet philosophy?
22 July 2007
In an article in the Hankyoreh a senior manager bemoans their corporate culture which ‘doesn’t allow for creativity’. That, as all modern companies which rely on innovation know, is a serious problem.
Korea can no longer compete in terms of cost because wages have risen, so Korean companies are at the point where it will have to compete through differentiation. The thing is, the most important factor in differentiation is creativity. You cannot be different from others if you cannot come up with something new. Now is the time when you have to create to grow.
All over the world, companies are waking up to the need to stimulate creativity within their organisations and attract talented employees.
Update; according to a story on donga.com
Samsung is not ready to give in to such arguments saying that management and creativity are complementary, not contradictory.
Don’t they know how to make square pegs fit into round holes?.
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The prostitution of talent
22 July 2007
In an article in the The Republic, Matt Hogan discusses issues such as;
...will genuine creativity and ethical input impede a business from turning a bigger profit? Similarly, are academics intellectually compromised by serving corporations?
Ultimately, his conclusions tend towards corporate=evil because, in his view, profit motive and corporate loyalty cancel out anything ethical. Perhaps, though, corporations will promote ethical actions because they create value that may not show up on the balance sheet, but are very obvious to shareholders, employees and customers?
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Queensland : taking it seriously
31 March 2007
Funds are being made available in Queensland to support and encourage just the type of things cibnet is all about. It’s a part of a national initiative; see the full story here
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