The impact of training on the formulation of ill-structured problems

被引：16
作者：
Ellspermann, Susan J.
Evans, Gerald W. [1 ]
Basadur, Min
机构：
[1] Univ Louisville, Dept Ind Engn, Louisville, KY 40292 USA
[2] Basadur Appl Creativ, Newburgh, IN 47630 USA
[3] McMaster Univ, Michael G DeGroote Sch Business, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M4, Canada
来源：
OMEGA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE | 2007年 / 35卷 / 02期
关键词：
problem structuring; ill-structured problems; problem solving; training; creativity; innovation;
D O I：
10.1016/j.omega.2005.05.005
中图分类号：
C93 [管理学];
学科分类号：
12 ; 1201 ; 1202 ; 120202 ;
摘要：
Problem structuring heuristics and creative thinking techniques have been advanced as useful approaches for solving ill-structured problems. Unfortunately, little controlled experimentation has been done to test the effectiveness of these techniques. This paper describes an experiment in which the effects of training in the use of a problem-structuring heuristic and creative thinking on the quality and quantity of problem statements are investigated. The experiment illustrates that such training does have a positive impact on problem formulation quality and quantity. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：221 / 236
页数：16
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