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  • August 1999 (Revised May 2000)
  • Case

E Ink

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Susan Archambault
E Ink is a high-technology start-up attempting to revolutionize print communication through electronic ink displays. The founders and top managers of this two-year-old firm are striving to translate a technological breakthrough into a working prototype, move from... View Details
Keywords: Customer Focus and Relationships; Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Industry Structures; Organizational Structure; Commercialization; Technology; Information Technology Industry
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Amabile, Teresa M., and Susan Archambault. "E Ink." Harvard Business School Case 800-143, August 1999. (Revised May 2000.)
  • March 1999 (Revised February 2000)
  • Case

Ken Hakuta: AllHerb.com

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Nicole Tempest
Ken Hakuta had been an entrepreneur all his life. Having started a number of consumer-oriented ventures, he became well-known as "Dr. Fad," the initiator of the "Wacky Wallwalker" toy craze in the 1980s. Wishing to strike out in an exciting new direction in 1998, he... View Details
Keywords: Business Startups; Entrepreneurship; Health; Information Publishing; Leadership Style; Problems and Challenges; Web Sites
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Amabile, Teresa M., and Nicole Tempest. "Ken Hakuta: AllHerb.com." Harvard Business School Case 899-250, March 1999. (Revised February 2000.)
  • March 1997 (Revised March 1997)
  • Case

Business Teams at Rubbermaid, Inc.

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Dean Whitney
Rubbermaid, a consumer-products company widely praised for its innovation, has instituted a company-wide experiment to stimulate innovation even further. The experiment consists of creating small cross-functional business teams within each division, with each team... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Innovation Strategy; Groups and Teams; Innovation and Management; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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Amabile, Teresa M., and Dean Whitney. "Business Teams at Rubbermaid, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 897-165, March 1997. (Revised March 1997.)
  • July 2000 (Revised August 2000)
  • Case

AllHerb.com: Evolution of an E-tailer

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Christina L. Darwall
Serial entrepreneur Ken Hakuta, in the second year of his latest venture, reconsiders his original strategy of maintaining an independent, self-funded, self-led company. His Internet herbal remedy company, AllHerb.com, has already enjoyed considerable success with its... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Technological Innovation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Strategic Planning; Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; Web Services Industry
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Amabile, Teresa M., and Christina L. Darwall. "AllHerb.com: Evolution of an E-tailer." Harvard Business School Case 801-099, July 2000. (Revised August 2000.)
  • 01 Oct 2003
  • Conference Presentation

The Best (and Worst) Days in Creative Project Teams: Some Preliminary Results

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer
Keywords: Creativity; Groups and Teams; Outcome or Result
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Amabile, Teresa M., and Steve J. Kramer. "The Best (and Worst) Days in Creative Project Teams: Some Preliminary Results." In Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Boston. Paper presented at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology Annual Conference, Society for Experimental Psychology, Boston, October 01, 2003.
  • 01 Oct 1997
  • Conference Presentation

Rewards and Creativity

By: B. A. Hennessey and Teresa M. Amabile
Keywords: Creativity
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Hennessey, B. A., and Teresa M. Amabile. "Rewards and Creativity." Paper presented at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology Annual Conference, Society for Experimental Psychology, Toronto, Ontario, October 01, 1997.
  • 1 Apr 1993
  • Conference Presentation

Effects of Expected Evaluation on Task Persistance and Artistic Creativity

By: R. Conti, H. Coon and Teresa M. Amabile
Keywords: Creativity; Arts; Motivation and Incentives
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Conti, R., H. Coon, and Teresa M. Amabile. "Effects of Expected Evaluation on Task Persistance and Artistic Creativity." Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Meeting, Arlington, VA, April 1, 1993.
  • 01 Apr 1995
  • Conference Presentation

Effects of Planning on Problem-Solving Creativity

By: D. Whitney, J. Ruscio, Teresa M. Amabile and M. Castle
Keywords: Planning; Creativity; Cognition and Thinking
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Whitney, D., J. Ruscio, Teresa M. Amabile, and M. Castle. "Effects of Planning on Problem-Solving Creativity." , Boston, MA, April 01, 1995.
  • June 10, 2025
  • Article

Research: When Help Isn’t Helpful

By: Colin M. Fisher, Julianna Pillemer and Teresa M. Amabile
Asking for and receiving help at work can boost employees’ creativity, help them learn new skills, and strengthen their interpersonal ties. Yet a years-long study at a global design consultancy found that even in organizations with strong helping cultures, a... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Culture; Employees; Talent and Talent Management
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Fisher, Colin M., Julianna Pillemer, and Teresa M. Amabile. "Research: When Help Isn’t Helpful." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (June 10, 2025).
  • 2018
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An Integrated Model of Dynamic Problem Solving within Organizational Constraints

By: Johnathan R. Cromwell, Teresa M. Amabile and Jean-François Harvey
Book Abstract: Rapid technological change, global competition, and economic uncertainty have all contributed to organizations seeking to improve creativity and innovation. Researchers and businesses want to know what factors facilitate or inhibit creativity in a... View Details
Keywords: Organizations; Problems and Challenges; Creativity
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Cromwell, Johnathan R., Teresa M. Amabile, and Jean-François Harvey. "An Integrated Model of Dynamic Problem Solving within Organizational Constraints." In Individual Creativity in the Workplace, edited by Roni Reiter-Palmon, Victoria Kennel, and James C. Kaufman. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2018.
  • 2025
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Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You

By: Teresa M. Amabile, Lotte Bailyn, Marcy Crary, Douglas T. Hall and Kathy E. Kram
Retirement, as a major life transition, can be both thrilling and challenging in unexpected ways. Written by acclaimed authors in the fields of business leadership, careers, and work, this book goes beyond the typical financial and health-related advice on retirement,... View Details
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Amabile, Teresa M., Lotte Bailyn, Marcy Crary, Douglas T. Hall, and Kathy E. Kram. Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You. Routledge, 2025.
  • 01 Apr 1995
  • Conference Presentation

The Effects of Evaluation and Technical Skill on Creativity

By: H. Coon, D. Whitney and Teresa M. Amabile
Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Creativity; Experience and Expertise
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Coon, H., D. Whitney, and Teresa M. Amabile. "The Effects of Evaluation and Technical Skill on Creativity." Paper presented at the American Psychological Society Annual Convention, New York, NY, April 01, 1995.
  • 01 Apr 1995
  • Conference Presentation

Exploratory Analysis of the Creative Process in Problem Solving

By: J. Ruscio, Teresa M. Amabile and D. Whitney
Keywords: Creativity; Cognition and Thinking
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Ruscio, J., Teresa M. Amabile, and D. Whitney. "Exploratory Analysis of the Creative Process in Problem Solving." , Boston, MA, April 01, 1995.
  • 11 Aug 2003 - 16 Aug 2003
  • Conference Presentation

Benign Stress and Cognitive Performance in Organizations

By: Modupe N Akinola, Wendy Berry Mendes and Teresa M. Amabile
Keywords: Cognition and Thinking; Performance; Organizations
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Akinola, Modupe N., Wendy Berry Mendes, and Teresa M. Amabile. "Benign Stress and Cognitive Performance in Organizations." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, August 11–16, 2003.
  • 17 Jul 2012
  • First Look

First Look: July 17

  PublicationsPerspectives on the Social Psychology of Creativity Authors:Teresa M. Amabile and Julianna Pillemer Publication:Journal of Creative Behavior 46, no. 1 (2012) Abstract Scholars began serious... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Feb 1997
  • News

Made, Not Born: HBS Courses and Entrepreneurial Management

"Creativity," explains MBA Class of 1954 Professor Teresa Amabile, "is not just for the arts - it is possible and desirable in any activity." In her course Entrepreneurship, Creativity, and Organization, View Details
  • July 1995 (Revised April 1996)
  • Supplement

Cambridge Technology Partners (B)

By: George P. Baker III, Teresa M. Amabile and Michael Beer
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Technology Industry
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Baker, George P., III, Teresa M. Amabile, and Michael Beer. "Cambridge Technology Partners (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 496-006, July 1995. (Revised April 1996.)
  • 2014
  • Contribution

Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation

By: Beth A. Hennessey, S. Moran, B.A. Altringer and Teresa M. Amabile
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Hennessey, Beth A., S. Moran, B.A. Altringer, and Teresa M. Amabile. "Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation." Contribution to Wiley Encyclopedia of Management, Volume 11: Organizational Behavior. 3rd ed. Edited by P.C. Flood and Y. Freeney. John Wiley & Sons, 2014.
  • 1 Apr 1992
  • Conference Presentation

Motivation, Creativity, and Learning

By: R. Conti, Teresa M. Amabile and S. Pollack
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Creativity; Learning
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Conti, R., Teresa M. Amabile, and S. Pollack. "Motivation, Creativity, and Learning." Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Meeting, Boston, MA, April 1, 1992.
  • 01 Jun 2011
  • News

Howard Stevenson: The Personal Side

up with tears in speaking of treasured colleagues and students of the past. That combination of qualities makes Howard unique, and beloved.” — HBS professor Teresa Amabile “Howard has such a wide range of... View Details
Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
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