Abstract

Studying the forms of organization of the firms and institutions involved in creation intriguingly reveals different, evolving, crisscrossing patterns independent of the firm’s status as a public or private enterprise. A study of organizations devoted to creativity in various sectors sheds light on these patterns, detects the parameters shaping them and raises questions about underlying issues. We can thus move beyond the usual, simplistic categories (talent, ideas) and list the resources tapped during the process of creation. A proposed typology of the forms of organization takes into account the meeting between creators and the resources they use to create.