Professor of Intercultural Management,
Director of the Institute for Creativity & Innovation,
University of Applied Management, Germany
Research Overview
My research adopts an intercultural and interdisciplinary approach to the understanding and fostering of creativity. Key areas of my research include the systems approach to creativity, implicit theories of creativity (including misconceptions and biases), and the management of creativity and innovation. I also explore team creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship, the role of new technologies in creativity as well as culture, creativity and innovation (including cross-cultural studies).
Selected Publications
Books
Reiter-Palmon, R., Tang, M., & Ivcevic, Z. (2022). Creativity and innovation in times of crisis (COVID-19). Frontiers in Psychology (Research Topic in the form of an eBook). https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/13833/creativity-and-innovation-in-times-of-crisis-covid-19#articles
Maimone, F., Tang, M., & Sinclair, M. (2022). Cross-cultural and intercultural dimensions of creativity in workplace. Frontiers in Communication (Research Topic in the form of an eBook). https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/9082/cross-cultural-and-intercultural-dimensions-of-creativity-in-the-workplace#overview
Gutting, D., Tang, M., & Hofreiter, S. (2021) (Eds.). Innovation und Kreativität in Chinas Wirtschaft – Deutsch-chinesische Kooperationen: Grundwissen, Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse [Innovation and creativity in China’s economy – German-Chinese cooperation: basic knowledge, experiences and insights]. Springer Gabler. [Original: in German language].
Tang, M., & Werner, C. (2017) (Eds.). Handbook of the management of creativity and innovation: Theory and practice. Singapore: World Scientific Press.
Journal Articles
Tang, M., Reiter-Palmon, R., & Ivcevic, Z. (2022). Editorial: Creativity and innovation in times of crisis (COVID-19). Frontiers in Psychology, 13:858907. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.858907
Tang, M., Hofreiter, S., Reiter-Palmon, R., Bai, X., & Murugavel, V. (2021). Creativity as a means to well-being in times of COVID-19 pandemic: Results of a cross-cultural study. Frontiers in Psychology, 12:601389. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.601389
Hofreiter, S., Zhou, X., Tang, M., Werner, C. H., & Kaufman, J. C. (2021). COVID-19 lockdown and creativity: Exploring the role of emotions and motivation on creative activities from the Chinese and German perspectives. Frontiers in Psychology, 12:617967. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.617967
Katz-Buonincontro, J., Hass, R., Kettler, T., Tang, L. M., & Hu, W. (2020). Partial measurement invariance of beliefs about teaching for creativity across U.S. and Chinese educators. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 91(2), 563-583. DOI: 10.1111/bjep.12379
Tang, M. (2019). Fostering creativity in intercultural and interdisciplinary teams: The VICTORY Model. Frontiers in Psychology, 10:2020. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02020
Tang, M., & Werner, H. C. (2017). An Interdisciplinary and intercultural approach to creativity and innovation: Evaluation of the EMCI ERASMUS Intensive Program. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 24, 268-278.
Tang, M., Werner, C., & Karwowski, M. (2016). Differences in creative mindset between Germany and Poland: The mediating effect of individualism and collectivism. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 21, 31-40.
Tang, M., Werner, C., Cao, G, Tumasjan, A., Shen, J., Shi, J., & Spörrle, M. (2015). Creative expression and its evaluation in work-related verbal tasks: A comparison between Chinese and German samples. Journal of Creative Behavior, 52(1), 91-103. DOI: 10.1002/jocb.134
Werner, C., Tang, M., Kruse, J., Kaufman, J., & Spörrle, M. (2014). The Chinese version of the Revised Creativity Domain Questionnaire (CDQ-R): First evidence for its factorial validity and systematic association with the Big Five. Journal of Creative Behavior, 48(4), 254-275. DOI: 10.1002/jocb.51
Tang, M., & Neber, H. (2008). Motivation and self-regulated science learning in high-achieving students: Differences related to nation, gender, and grade-level. High Ability Studies, 19(2), 103-116. DOI: 10.1080/13598130802503959
Book Chapters
Tang, M., Bai, X, & Hofreiter, S. (2023). Creative activities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Chinese and German observations. In D. D. Preiss, M. Singer & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), Innovation, creativity and change across cultures (chap. 8, pp. 175-205). Palgrave Macmillan.
Tang, M., & Hofreiter, S. (2021). Creativity and innovation: The Chinese and German conceptions and approaches. In D. Gutting, M. Tang & S. Hofreiter (Eds.), Innovation und Kreativität in Chinas Wirtschaft – Deutsch-chinesische Kooperationen: Grundwissen, Erfahrungen und Erkenntnisse. [Innovation and creativity in China’s economy – German-Chinese cooperation: basic knowledge, experiences and insights] (chap. 1, pp. 1-34). Springer Gabler.
Hu, W., Zhang X., & Tang, M. (2021). Enhancement of creativity across lifespan in mainland China: Theoretical inquiries and practical examples in the new millennium. In S. W. Russ, J. D. Hoffmann & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), Handbook of lifespan development of creativity (chap. 13, pp. 278-304). Cambridge University Press.
Tang, M., & Schmidt, J. (2020). Fostering creativity in interdisciplinary and intercultural teams: The importance of team building and team management. In A. McKay, R. Reiter-Palmon & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), Creative success in teams (chap. 4, pp. 55-79). Academic Press.
Tang, M. (2020). Interdisciplinarity and creativity. In M. Runco & S. Pritzker (Eds.), Encyclopedia of creativity (3rd Ed.) (pp. 678-684). Elsevier.
Tang, M., & Moser, M. (2019). Nomination of domestic and overseas creative celebrities: The German style and the factors behind it. In I. Lebuda & V. Glaveanu (Eds.), Palgrave handbook of social creativity research (Chap 19, pp. 297-315). London: Palgrave Macmillan UK.
Tang, M. (2017). Creativity and innovation: Basic concepts and approaches. In M. Tang & C. H. Werner (Eds.), Handbook of the management of creativity and innovation: Theory and practice (Chap. 1, pp. 3-32). Singapore: World Scientific Press.
Gruszka, A., & Tang, M. (2017). The 4P’s Creativity Model and its application in different fields. In M. Tang & C. H. Werner (Eds.), Handbook of the management of creativity and innovation: Theory and practice (Chap. 3, pp. 51 -71). Singapore: World Scientific Press.
Werner, C. H., & Tang, M. (2017). Essentials of the management of creativity and innovation in education, business, and engineering. In M. Tang & C. H. Werner (Eds.), Handbook of the management of creativity and innovation: Theory and practice (Chap. 18, pp. 347-364). Singapore: World Scientific Press.
Tang, M., Hu, W., & Zhang, H. (2017). Creative self-efficacy from the Chinese perspective: Review of studies in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. In M. Karwowski & J. C. Kaufman (Eds.), The creative self: How our beliefs, self-efficacy, mindset, and identity impact our creativity (Chap. 13, pp. 237-257). Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.