【摘要】2020年MBA考試越來越近了，在備考的最后關頭千萬不要亂了陣腳哦，越是臨近考試越要靜下心來培養一種良好的考場心態，把每一天都當考試當天，每一道題都當考試題，盡快鍛煉自己不怯考場的能力。以下內容是2020年MBA考試考前英語外刊閱讀（十二）。
lack of resources as the main obstacles to innovation. This common wisdom suggests eradicating all constraints: by getting rid of rules and boundaries, creativity, and innovative thinking will thrive. Our research, however, challenges this wisdom and suggests that managers can innovate better by embracing constraints.
We reviewed 145 empirical studies on the effects of constraints on creativity and innovation, and found that individuals, teams, and organizations alike benefit from a healthy dose of constraints. It is only when the constraints become too high that they stifle creativity and innovation.
According to the studies we reviewed, when there are no constraints on the creative process, complacency sets in, and people follow what psychologists call the path-of-least-resistance – they go for the most intuitive idea that comes to mind rather than investing in the development of better ideas. Constraints, in contrast, provide focus and a creative challenge that motivates people to search for and connect information from different sources to generate novel ideas for new products, services, or business processes.
文本選自：Harvard Business Review(哈佛商業評論)
作者：Oguz A. Acar Murat Tarakciand Daan van Knippenberg
原文標題：Why Constraints Are Good for Innovation
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最近的調查表明，管理者們傾向于將合規性限制和缺乏資源視為創新的主要障礙。這種普遍存在的真理建議：根除所有限制：通過擺脫掉規則和界限，創造力和創新思維將帶來蓬勃發展。然而，我們的研究挑戰了這種智慧，并建議經理人們可以通過接受約束來更好地進行創新。
我們回顧了145個關于約束對創造力和創新影響的實證研究，發現個人，團隊和組織都受益于適當劑量的健康約束。只有當約束變得太緊時，它們才會扼殺創造力和創新。
根據我們參與過的研究表明，當創作過程沒有任何限制的時候，人就會會沾沾自喜，人們就會遵循心理學家所說的“最省力”原則 –他們會選擇想到最憑直覺的想法，而不是投入更多精力去發展更好的想法。相反，約束提供了焦點和創造性的挑戰，促使人們會去搜索并連接來自不同來源的信息，從而為新產品，服務或業務流程創造出新穎的想法。
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