Nancy K.
Napier
Executive Director, Centre for Creativity & Innovation
Boise State University
Nancy K. Napier
(Ph.D., The Ohio State University) is Professor of International Business and
Executive Director of the Centre for Creativity and Innovation at Boise State
University. While at Boise State University, she has been Chair of the
Management Department and Associate Dean for the College of Business and
Economics. In addition, she managed Boise State’s nine year involvement in an
$8.5 million capacity building project at the National Economics University in
Hanoi, Vietnam, funded by the Swedish International Cooperation Development
Agency and USAID.. Her most recent book is The Creative Discipline:
Mastering the Art and Science of Innovation. Her articles appear in such
journals as Creativity and Innovation Management, Journal of Management
Psychology, International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management, Journal of
Management Inquiry, Human Resource Management Journal, Academy of
Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, and Journal of
International Business Studies. She is also co-creator and host of
Idaho Business Matters, a weekday radio program on NPR News 91.
