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Innovation Climate Scale

The Innovation Climate Scale (ICS) is a 50-item instrument measuring organizational climate for creativity and innovation across ten dimensions. Developed by Göran Ekvall in 1996, the ICS identifies environmental factors that enable or inhibit organizational innovation, making it valuable for assessing innovation potential.

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Innovation Climate Scale (ICS)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / organizational-behavior
  • Ekvall, G. (1996). Organizational climate for creativity and innovation. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 5(1), 105-123. · DOI 10.1080/13594329608414845
  • Hunter, S. T., Bedell, K. E., & Mumford, M. D. (2007). Climate for creativity: A quantitative review. Creativity Research Journal, 19(1), 69-90. · DOI 10.1080/10400410709336883
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