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Isaac GETZ
Doctor of Psychology
HDR in Management (French Qualification for Ph.D. Supervisor)
Professor
Strategy, Organizational Behavior, and Human Resources
Campus : Paris
Tel : +33 1 49 23 20 39
Research Interest
Topics
CreativityDecision Making
Information Systems & Strategy
Innovation Management
Knowledge Management
Leadership
Organizational Behavior
Organizational Innovation and Transformation
Problem Solving
Industries
Manufacturing IndustryRetailing
Service Industry
Geographical area
AsiaEurope
North America
Biography
Isaac Getz is a professor of Idea, Involvement, and Innovation Management at ESCP Europe. He has been Visiting Professor at Cornell University, Stanford University and at the University of Massachusetts. He graduated in Computer Science, then obtained a M.Sc. in Management Science, a Doctorate in Psychology and a post-doctoral degree (HDR) in Management.
Dr. Getz conducts research and publishes on diverse topics related to innovation, management, corporate excellence, vision, and growth.
He is an active speaker on the topics of idea and innovation management, employee initiative and involvement, and corporate excellence and change. He has given executive conferences and training seminars for numerous companies and organizations. His work on idea management and excellence has brought him into over one hundred leading companies in France and around the world.
In 2003, Dr. Getz co-authored with Alan Robinson a book entitled InnovationsPOWER in German (also published in French, Dutch--new editions in 2007,Italian and Spanish) which details the key role of idea management in improving corporate financial performance, innovation, and profitable growth. It was one of the 3 finalists for the annual Manpower Best Book Award in France. A book, Freedom, Inc., co-authored with Brian Carney, was published with Crown Business in October 2009.
Current research
Freedom-based organizations and liberating leadership
[Freddom, Inc., Crown Business, 2009, written with Brian M. Carney].
Freedom Form Organizations are so successful and so unusual that to the thousands of people who visit them, these companies look like the realization of a utopia. They rise from disheartening beginnings or decades of bureaucratic stifling to unheard levels of success. Yet despite phenomenal business results of initiative-freeing organizational environments in such companies as FAVI in France, SOL in Finland, or Gore in USA, attempts to imitate them often fail.
In this book, Isaac Getz and Brian Carney described the keys to the transformational leadership required to build such "Freedom Incs" - how the liberating leaders set their employees free to achieve the unprecedented results, and how their lessons can be applied to firms in every industry, of any size, anywhere in the world.
Presenting the results of research involving several dozen companies and their leaders, the authors showed that, though radical, such initiative-freeing environments can and do succeed when leaders adopt a radically transformational, liberating style of leadership.
Publications
Books
GETZ I., CARNEY B. M., (2012), Liberté & Cie : Quand la liberté des salariés fait le bonheur des entreprises, Freedom, Inc., Documents, Fayard, Paris, 386 p.
CARNEY B. M., GETZ I., (2009), Freedom, inc. : Free your employees and let them lead your business to higher productivity, profits, and growth, Liberté & Cie, Crown Business, New York, 303 p.
GETZ I., ROBINSON A. G., (2007), Vos idées changent tout !, Éditions d'Organisation, Paris, 2e éd., 196 p, Adaptation allemande, Munich, Hanser Verlag, 2003 - espagnole, Madrid, RaMa Editorial, 2004 - néerla.
GETZ I. (ed.), (2002), Créativité organisationnelle : Regards sur l'individu, l'entreprise et l'économie, Entreprendre, Série Vital Roux, Éditions Vuibert, Paris, 158 p.
GETZ I. (ed.), (1998), Transactions of the 4th Symposium on Cognition and Creativity in Organizational Settings: Social Psychological Factors, ESCP-EAP, Paris.
GETZ I., (1996), L'Expertise cognitive aux échecs, Collection Psychologie d'aujourd'hui, Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 157 p.
Book chapters
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., (2009), "Creativity and economics : Current perspectives", in RICKARDS T., RUNCO M. A., MOGER S. (eds), , The Routledge companion to creativity, Routledge, pp 206-221, 16 p.
GETZ I., (2007), "La botte secrète : avoir des salariés impliqués et faisant preuve d'initiatives", in ESCP-EAP, Bain & Company (eds), , L'art de la croissance, Éditions Village Mondial, Les Échos, Pearson Education, pp 194-200, 7 p.
GETZ I., GEORGSDOTTIR A. S., LUBART T. I., (2003), "The role of flexibility in innovation", in SHAVININA L. V. (ed.), , The international handbook on innovation, Elsevier.
GETZ I., (2002), "Créativité et croissance économique : de l'invention à l'innovation", in GETZ I. (ed.), , Créativité organisationnelle : Regards de l'individu, de l'entreprise et de l'économie, Série Vital Roux, Éditions Vuibert, pp 145-156, 12 p.
GETZ I., (2002), "Quelles approches de la créativité organisationnelle : Niveaux de l'individu, de l'entreprise et de l'économie générale", in GETZ I. (ed.), , Créativité organisationnelle : Regards de l'individu, de l'entreprise et de l'économie, Série Vital Roux, Éditions Vuibert, pp 1-8, 9 p.
GETZ I., ROLLAND M., LUBART T. I., (2001), "Les dimensions émotionnelles et cognitives de la représentation de soi et d'autrui", in FLIELLER A. (ed.), , Questions de psychologie différentielle, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, pp 369-373, 5 p.
GETZ I., RUNCO M. A., LUBART T. I., (2000), "Creativity and economics", in RUNCO M. A. (ed.), , Creativity Research Handbook - vol. 3, Hampton Press, Cresskill, NJ, Cresskill, NJ, 464 p.
GETZ I., (2000), "Processus de créativité et d'innovation: Comment les idées sont générées", in MANCEAU D., BLOCH A. (eds), , De l'idée au marché. Innovation et lancement de produits, Collection Vital Roux, Éditions Vuibert, pp 71-92, 22 p.
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., JACOBS S., (1999), "Interrelations entre les aspects émotionnels de la personnalité", in HUTEAU M., LAUTREY J. (eds), , Approches différentielles en psychologie, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, pp 369-373, 5 p.
GETZ I., MOUCHIROUD C., LUBART T. I., (1999), "Utilisation et expression des émotions dans la créativité verbale : Outils de théorisation et résultats préliminaires", in DOURY M. (ed.), , Les Emotions dans les interactions communicatives, Presses Universitaires de Lyon.
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., (1998), "Le rôle de l'émotion dans la transformation créative de soi", in BARBIER J-M., GALATANU O. (eds), , Action, affects et transformation de soi, Presses Universitaires de France.
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., (1998), "The emotional resonance model of creativity: Theoretical and practical extensions", in RUSS S. W. (ed.), , Affect, creative experience, and psychological adjustment, Brunner-Mazel Editions, pp 41-56, 16 p.
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., JARVIN L., (1997), "Émotion, créativité et différences individuelles : étude préliminaire", in JUHEL J., MARIVAIN T., ROUXEL G. (eds), , Psychologie et différences individuelles, Presses Universitaires de Rennes, 10 p.
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., BIELE G., (1997), "L'apprentissage du changement dans l'organisation : la perspective de la créativité", in BESSON P. (ed.), , Dedans, dehors : les nouvelles frontières de l'organisation, Série Institut Vital Roux, Éditions Vuibert, 13 p.
GETZ I., MOUCHIROUD C., LUBART T. I., (1997), "Utilisation et expression des émotions dans la créativité verbale : outils de théorisation et résultats préliminaires", in DOURY M. (ed.), , Les émotions dans les interactions communicatives, Éditions Kimé.
GETZ I., AHITUV N., (1993), "A Semiotics Approach for Evaluating DSS", in GRAY P. (ed.), , Executive and Decision Support Systems, Prentice-Hall Publishing, pp 98-106, 8 p.
Published articles
GETZ I., (2011), "1960s¿ lessons learned : Liberating leadership and transformational scholarship", JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INQUIRY, March, Vol. 20, Issue 1, pp 8-12, 5 p.
GETZ I., (2010), "Le leadership libérateur, forme radicale d'organisation", L'EXPANSION MANAGEMENT REVIEW, septembre, n° 138, pp 63-81, 19 p.
GETZ I., (2009), "Liberating leadership : how the initiative-freeing radical organizational form has been successfully adopted", CALIFORNIA MANAGEMENT REVIEW, Summer, Vol. 51, Issue 4, pp 33-59, 27 p.
GEORGSDOTTIR A. S., GETZ I., (2004), "How Flexibility Facilitates Innovation and Ways to Manage it in Organizations", CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, September, pp 166-175, 10 p.
GETZ I., (2003), "Innovate or Die: Is That a Fact?", CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, September, pp 130-136, 7 p.
GETZ I., ROBINSON A. G., (2002), "Le credo de l'innovation, évitez ses effets pervers", EXPANSION MANAGEMENT REVIEW (L'), septembre, n° 106, pp 82-89, 8 p.
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., (2001), "Psychologie, économie et créativité : Exploration de leurs interactions", PSYCHOLOGIE FRANÇAISE, vol. 46, pp 365-378, 14 p.
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., (2000), "An emotional-experiential perspective on creative symbolic-metaphorical processes", CONSCIOUSNESS AND EMOTION, pp 89-118, 30 p.
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., (1998), "The Influence of Heuristics on Psychological Science: A Case Study of Research on Creativity", JOURNAL FOR THE THEORY OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, December, pp 435-456, 22 p.
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., (1997), "Emotion, metaphor and the creative process", CREATIVITY RESEARCH JOURNAL, pp 285-302, 18 p.
GETZ I., (1995), "L'urgence à l'epreuve des traditions culturelles : sa représentation dans la culture russe", TEMPORALISTES, Mars, n°29, pp 11-15, 5 p.
LAROCHE H., NIOCHE J.-P., MUNIER B., GETZ I., HATCHUEL A., (1994), "Dossier: l'approche cognitive de la décision", REVUE FRANCAISE DE GESTION, juin-juillet-août, n°99, pp 64-120, 58 p.
GETZ I., (1994), "Systèmes d'information : l'apport de la psychologie cognitive", REVUE FRANÇAISE DE GESTION, juin-juillet-août 19, vol. 99, pp 92-108, 17 p.
GETZ I., (1993), "Histoire mouvementée de l'expatriation", INTERCULTURES, juillet, n°22, pp 65-71, 7 p.
GETZ I., (1992), "Analyse de ANDERSON J. R., Cognitive psychology and its implications", L'ANNÉE PSYCHOLOGIQUE, pp 592-593, 2 p.
GETZ I., (1992), "Analyse de BJORKLUND D. F, Children's strategies: Contemporary views of cognitive development", L'ANNÉE PSYCHOLOGIQUE, pp 606-608, 3 p.
GETZ I., (1992), "Human information processing and information systems", ACTA OECONOMICA PRAGENSIA, pp 141-161, 21 p.
AHITUV N., GETZ I., (1986), "An auditing approach to iterative development of decision support systems", EDP AUDITOR JOURNAL, vol. 3, pp 34-37, 4 p.
Conference proceedings
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., (1998), "Endogenous growth economics: a bounded creativity perspective", Actes de la 4e Journée d'Études `Cognition et créativité en contexte organisationnel : les facteurs socio-psychologiques', 1997, juin, Publication ESCP, pp 14-19, 6 p.
GETZ I., (1997), "Creativity and innovation in organizations: The role of psychological processes", Proceedings of Innovation Research Conference, INSEAD, 1997, juin.
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., (1997), "How does organizational learning-to-change may occur: A creativity perspective", Transactions of the 3rd Symposium on Cognition and Creativity in Organizational Settings: Links to Organizational Learning, 1997, juin, Paris.
LAROCHE H., GETZ I., (1997), "Les liens avec l'apprentissage organisationnel", Actes de la 3e Journée d'Etudes "Cognition et Créativité en Contexte Organisationnel", ESCP, 1997, juin, Paris, 40 p.
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., (1996), "Investing in Creative Cognition in Organizations", Actes du 3e Congrès Mondial IFSAM, 1996, 8-11 juillet, Paris, pp 28-33, 6 p.
LAROCHE H., GETZ I., (1996), "The Role of Emotions in Organizational Cognition and Creativity: An Overview", Actes de la 2e Journée d'Etudes `Cognition et Créativité en Contexte Organisationnel', 1996, 13 juin, Paris, pp 2-5, 4 p.
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., (1996), "Why and How to Invest in Creativity in Organisations: Existing Limitations and Potential Solutions", Actes de la 2e Journée d'Études "Cognition et Créativité en Contexte Organisationnel", 1996, 13 juin, Paris, pp 29-33, 5 p.
GETZ I., LUBART T. I., (1995), "Creativity: Theory and Practice", Actes de la Journée Internationale d'Etude `Cognition et Créativité en Contexte Organisationnel', ESCP, 1995, juin.
GETZ I., (1991), "Intelligent computer-based systems for complex problem solving", Actes de la Journée d'Études `Estimer les coûts industriels', 1991, novembre, Paris, pp 1-14, 14 p.
GETZ I., (1991), "Simulation cognitive: Le cas du jeu d'échecs", Actes de la Conférence donnée à l'École Nationale des Télécommunications, 1991, février, Brest, 15 p.
GETZ I., AHITUV N., (1986), "A semiotics approach for evaluating DSS", Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Decision Support Systems, 1986, July, Washington, D.C, pp 128-135, 8 p.
Research reports - Working papers
GETZ I., AHITUV N., (1995), "Is perfect information always good? A semantic approach to the organizational value of information pluri-interpretation?", Document de recherche en Sciences de l'Information, Université de Tel Aviv, juillet, 13 p.
GETZ I., (1994), "A Concise conceptual model for choosing an approach to information systems and development", Les Cahiers de Recherche, ESCP, pp 1-43, 43 p.
GETZ I., LAROCHE H., (1994), "Approches cognitives en gestion", Les Cahiers de Recherche, ESCP, 60 p.
GETZ I., (1992), "Human information processing and information systems", Documents de travail, Groupe ESCP, pp 1-18, 18 p.
GETZ I., (1992), "User learning and individual differences : implications for information systems development", Documents de travail, Groupe ESCP, 13 p.
GETZ I., (1992), "User learning and individual differences: Implications for information systems development", Document de travail, ESCP, n°92-114, 13 p.
GETZ I., (1991), "Intelligent computer-based systems for complex problem solving: The example of project management", Documents de Recherche, journée d'étude `Estimer les coûts industriels', XPAR/ESCP, Paris, novembre, 14 p.
Dissertations
GETZ I., (2004), "Systèmes de gestion et processus créatif", mémoire d'Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches , Université de Paris 2-Panthéon-Assas.
GETZ I., (1985), "Comparing information economics and semiotics approaches to information evaluation and information analysis of DSS", Master of Science Thesis , Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Management.
