Linking learning, knowledge creation, and business creativity: A preliminary assessment of the East Asian quest for creativity

Abstract

This article reviews the growing body of recent business literature on the determinants and dynamics of organizational creativity, and its linkages with the nature and scope of organizational learning and knowledge creation within the firm. The review is focused on examining the behavior of visionary, long-lived, frontier firms in the developed world. It uncovers a strong linkage between advanced learning, knowledge creation, and organizational creativity within the context of environmental factors which favor creativity enhancement. Based on this review, a conceptual framework linking learning, knowledge, and organizational creativity is constructed and deployed to help interpret and provide a preliminary assessment of East Asia's quest for creativity in countries such as Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc.