which kicked off his long career of studying creativity and organizational climate. The works and research done from his thesis to the present day will be discussed through remaining sections of this paper. As for his personal life, Ekvall’s wife’s name is Ingrid, and they have three children and one child of late. Seminal Works Göran Ekvall has presented many works and contributions to the field of creativity; however, two of his works stand out from the rest. Climate, Structure and Innovativeness of Organizations (1983) and Organizational Climate for Creativity and Innovation (1996) are his two most referenced compositions within the field of creativity. In Climate, Structure and innovativeness of Organizations (1983), Ekvall conducted a study in which participants from industry and public administration assessed their company’s level of innovativeness. There were four parts to the assessment, representing four different aspects of an organization: climate, bureaucratic aspects, organizational goal-clarity, and educational and professional level of the staff” (Ekvall, 1983). From this study, Ekvall found that “the results indicate that climate is the most crucial of these four organizational variables in regard to innovativeness” (1996, Ekvall, p. 113). This article is seminal to his research because it is when he truly started to project his research to the world (as opposed to solely Swedish mechanical industries) about his theories of organizational climate. He also introduced four “climate variables” in this article which later expanded and turned into his well-known ten dimensions of creative climate. Organizational Climate for Creativity and Innovation (1996) is the article that sums up all of Ekvall’s research within organizational climate and creativity throughout the second half of
which kicked off his long career of studying creativity and organizational climate. The works and research done from his thesis to the present day will be discussed through remaining sections of this paper. As for his personal life, Ekvall’s wife’s name is Ingrid, and they have three children and one child of late. Seminal Works Göran Ekvall has presented many works and contributions to the field of creativity; however, two of his works stand out from the rest. Climate, Structure and Innovativeness of Organizations (1983) and Organizational Climate for Creativity and Innovation (1996) are his two most referenced compositions within the field of creativity. In Climate, Structure and innovativeness of Organizations (1983), Ekvall conducted a study in which participants from industry and public administration assessed their company’s level of innovativeness. There were four parts to the assessment, representing four different aspects of an organization: climate, bureaucratic aspects, organizational goal-clarity, and educational and professional level of the staff” (Ekvall, 1983). From this study, Ekvall found that “the results indicate that climate is the most crucial of these four organizational variables in regard to innovativeness” (1996, Ekvall, p. 113). This article is seminal to his research because it is when he truly started to project his research to the world (as opposed to solely Swedish mechanical industries) about his theories of organizational climate. He also introduced four “climate variables” in this article which later expanded and turned into his well-known ten dimensions of creative climate. Organizational Climate for Creativity and Innovation (1996) is the article that sums up all of Ekvall’s research within organizational climate and creativity throughout the second half of
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