مقاله انگلیسی رایگان در مورد تصور کارکنان و پیامدهایی برای کارآفرینان – امرالد ۲۰۱۷

Recently, imagination has been highlighted on the organization research agenda. In 2015 the European Group of Organizational Studies released a call for papers and recognized employee imagination (EI) as a resource for organizational change, flexibility and growth (KomporozosAthanasiou and Fotaki, 2015; Dodgson et al, 2013; Castoriadis, 1987). However, this is not a new idea. The last hundred years have benefitted from human imagination. Entrepreneurs like Jonathan Ive chief designer at Apple computers produced innovative product designs (the iphone) by imagining beauty and functionality (Dormehl, 2013). At Disney and Lego a core value is the ability to actively use imagination for breakthroughs (Collins and Porras, 1996; Schulz, 2016). Generally, imagination underlines entrepreneurial ability to form company visions and excite follower confidence, whilst also motivating individual employees to think differently. But Komporozos-Athanasiou and Fotaki (2014) note that despite its strong influence imagination has received little attention. We contend that for its central application in societies and indispensability to entrepreneurs and employees constrained by environmental demands; currently, there is a need for researchers to define imagination. We contribute to this significant knowledge gap by hypothesizing seven conditions of imagination common to organizational change experiences of Entrepreneurs in China. We see imagination as essential to Chinese entrepreneurship as well as individuals who hold sway over change capability in creative ways (Liu and Almor, 2016; Tu and Yang, 2013). First the definitions are provided and the Chinese context is introduced, which highlights the resourcefulness of imagination. Second, we present each imagination condition using interdisciplinary literature and provide illustrative business cases of entrepreneurs and leaders in China’s thriving economy. Thirdly, we discuss the theory implications and practical value of our conceptual findings in the business context of China. The methodology for this conceptual paper involved critical review of interdisciplinary theories. We looked for conceptual clarity about imagination by reviewing definitions and literature on related cultural themes relevant for entrepreneurs in Chinese contexts. The proposed conditions were assimilated primarily from review of psychology, philosophy and Chinese human resource literature.