@inbook{70687b612a8e4b4e961fc4fdbc734da0,
title = "A methodological essay on the application of social sequence analysis to the study of creative trajectories",
abstract = "In this essay, we present and illustrate a few applications of social sequence analysis (SSA) to the study of creativity. Focusing on complete sequences of events rather than on localized situations, SSA enables the analytical treatment of creativity as a process that unfolds over time, offering a fuller representation of temporal dynamics of creativity than is typically possible with other methods such as event history analysis, repeated measures, or panel design methods. We suggest that SSA holds great promise for research on creative industries, as it is particularly well suited to detect similarities among diverse creative trajectories while at the same time preserving their singularities. To substantiate our suggestions we employ data from the underground electronic music to examine trajectories of stylistic variation and illustrate how to implement sequence methods to augment and/or complement other research designs. Our purpose is to stimulate interest in SSA and encourage its application to the study of creativity at the individual, organizational and industry level. ",
author = "Giovanni Formilan and Simone Ferriani and Gino Cattani",
note = "Expected publication July 2020",
year = "2020",
month = jul,
day = "14",
doi = "10.4337/9781786439659.00034",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781786439642",
series = "Handbooks of Research Methods in Management series",
publisher = "Edward Elgar Publishing",
pages = "329--350",
editor = "Viktor D{\"o}rfler and Marc Stierand",
booktitle = "Handbook of Research Methods on Creativity",
address = "United Kingdom",
}