Creative industries produce many one-hit wonders who struggle to repeat their initial
success and fewer hit makers who sustain success over time. To develop theory on the role …

How can the creativity of “one-hit wonders” be explained? Anecdotes suggest one-hit
wonders may peak early in their careers, but no quantitative investigation has specifically …

Most organizations, particularly those in volatile environments, recognize the need to
stimulate creativity in their workforce because new and useful ideas can be highly profitable …

Are there large-scale trends in art history that surpass individual creativity or relatively short
artistic movements? Many theories describe art history as a process similar to a change of …

Sustaining creativity is difficult. We identify the conditions that determine repeat production of
novelty among first-time producers, and the psychological mechanism transmitting their …

Betting on the most promising new ideas is key to creativity and innovation in organizations,
but predicting the success of novel ideas can be difficult. To select the best ideas, creators …

We develop a basic framework to understand the organization of highly creative activities.
Management faces a fundamental tradeoff in organizing such activities. On the one hand …

The cultural and creative industries (CCI) are seen as an important growth-promoting
vehicle in modern policymaking circles. However, creative firm growth is still largely an …

Past research on idea implementation has focused on employees trying to win social
support for their own ideas, yet employees are often handed ideas to implement that were …

In this article, I assess whether the major companies in the phonographic industry truly foster
artistic creativity. After a brief and critical discussion of the shortcomings of economic …