Measurement of creativity of IS products

While the literature on creativity/innovation in IS is sparse, the literature on measurement of creativity in IS products/services is non-existent. The paper provides a review of the literature on measurement of creativity, then concentrates on a discussion of the measurement of software products. Six software products are evaluated for their degree of creativity using a two-criterion approach: novelty and utility.<<ETX>>

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