An ethnographic interpretation of the work environment within a creative culture in the advertising sector (2013)
Thesis
Band, C. An ethnographic interpretation of the work environment within a creative culture in the advertising sector. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6613

Purpose and rationale

The purpose of the exploratory research is to provide a deeper understanding of how the work environment enhances or constrains organisational creativity (creativity and innovation) within the context of the advertising secto... Read More about An ethnographic interpretation of the work environment within a creative culture in the advertising sector.

Creativity work environment: do UK advertising agencies have one? (2006)
Journal Article
Ensor, J., Pirrie, A., & Band, C. (2006). Creativity work environment: do UK advertising agencies have one?. European Journal of Innovation Management, 9(3), 258-268. https://doi.org/10.1108/14601060610678130

Purpose ? The aim of the present study is to identify whether the work environment of advertising agencies display the key elements (both positive and negative) of the conceptual categories which Amabile et al. hypothesise influence organisational cr... Read More about Creativity work environment: do UK advertising agencies have one?.

Fostering knowledge management through the creative work environment: a portable model from the advertising industry (2001)
Journal Article
Ensor, J., Cottam, A., & Band, C. (2001). Fostering knowledge management through the creative work environment: a portable model from the advertising industry. Journal of Information Science, 27(3), 147-155. https://doi.org/10.1177/016555150102700304

Within the knowledge-creating organisation, building communities of practice and allowing people to form social networks in order to disperse information is critical in order to foster creativity and innovation. It is argued that in order to exploit... Read More about Fostering knowledge management through the creative work environment: a portable model from the advertising industry.