Publications

1995
Other Unpublished Work

User's Guide for KEYS: Assessing the Climate for Creativity

By: T. M. Amabile, R. Burnside and S. S. Gryskiewicz

Keywords: Creativity; Surveys

1995
Article

What Downsizing Does to Creativity

By: T. M. Amabile and R. Conti

Keywords: Creativity; Job Cuts and Outsourcing

01 Jul 1994
Conference Presentation

Work Environments Differ Between Projects High and Low in Creativity

By: R. Conti, Teresa M. Amabile, H. Coon, M. A. Collins, J. Lazenby and M. Herron

Keywords: Creativity

May 1994
Article

The Work Preference Inventory: Assessing Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivational Orientations

By: T. M. Amabile, K. G. Hill, B. A. Hennessey and E. M. Tighe

The Work Preference Inventory (WPI) is designed to assess individual differences in intrinsic and extrinsic motivational orientations. Both the college student and the working adult versions aim to capture the major elements of intrinsic motivation (self-determination,... View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Measurement and Metrics; Higher Education; Employees; Personal Characteristics

01 Mar 1994
Conference Presentation

Environmental Determinants of Work Motivation, Creativity, and Innovation: The Case of R&D Downsizing

By: Teresa M. Amabile and R. Conti

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Creativity; Innovation and Invention; Research and Development

1 Feb 1994
Conference Presentation

Creativity: What Is It? Where Does It Come From?

By: Teresa M. Amabile

Keywords: Creativity

1994
Chapter

Person and Environment in Talent Development: The Case of Creativity

By: T. M. Amabile, E. Phillips and M. A. Collins

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Creativity; Personal Characteristics

1994
Article

Recognizing Creativity: A Reply to Magyari-Beck

Keywords: Creativity

1994
Chapter

The Atmosphere of Pure Work: Creativity in R&D

Keywords: Creativity; Research and Development; Situation or Environment

1994
Article

The Delicate Balance in Managing for Creativity

Organizational stimulants and obstacles to creativity are summarized. The management tasks of supporting creativity and encouraging innovation are described as a delicate balance between over-control and chaos. A technology used to assess the climate for creativity is... View Details

Keywords: Management; Creativity

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November – December 1993
Comment

Comment on: 'Why Incentive Plans Cannot Work' by Alfie Kohn

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives

autumn 1993
Article

Motivational Synergy: Toward New Conceptualizations of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in the Workplace

The foundation for a model of motivational synergy is presented. Building upon but going beyond previous conceptualizations, the model outlines the ways in which intrinsic motivation (which arises from the intrinsic value of the work for the individual) might interact... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Theory; Creativity; Situation or Environment; Organizational Culture

1 Aug 1993
Conference Presentation

Social and Personal Influences on Professional Artist' Creativity

By: Teresa M. Amabile, E. Phillips and M. A. Collins

Keywords: Creativity; Arts; Social Psychology

1 Apr 1993
Conference Presentation

Assessing the Creativity of Professional Art

By: Teresa M. Amabile and E. Phillips

Keywords: Creativity; Arts; Value