Publications

Keywords: Creativity; Research and Development

1984
Book

Environmental Dispute Resolution

By: Lawrence Bacow and Michael A. Wheeler

Keywords: Conflict and Resolution

September 1984
Case

Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (A)

By: Robert J. Dolan

Corporate headquarters wishes to expand sales of a sealant product currently sold only in the West German market. Regional affiliates, operating on a profit center basis, are not enthusiastic about taking on the new product. The case describes the company's... View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Globalization; Expansion; Profit; Conflict Management; Consumer Products Industry; Construction Industry; Europe; West Germany

September 1984
Case

Henkel Corp.: International Sealants Brand SISTA (B)

By: Robert J. Dolan

Describes the outcome of implementation of the standardized plan described in Henkel (A). View Details

Keywords: Marketing Strategy; Globalization; Expansion; Profit; Conflict Management; Outcome or Result; Consumer Products Industry; Construction Industry; Europe; West Germany

Educators

01 Jun 1984
Conference Presentation

The Motivation for Creativity

Keywords: Creativity; Motivation and Incentives

May 1984 (Revised May 1989)
Case

Cleveland Twist Drill (B)

By: Richard G. Hamermesh

Describes events at Cleveland Twist Drill between April 1982 and February 1983. Jim Bartlett's approach to the union and the implementation of the "move strategy" are described. Students are asked to evaluate these actions and to develop plans for dealing with current... View Details

Keywords: History; Management Style; Leadership Style; Standards; Power and Influence

Educators

1 Apr 1984
Conference Presentation

The Effect of Reward and Task Label on Children's Verbal Creativity

By: Beth A. Hennessey and Teresa M. Amabile

Keywords: Creativity; Spoken Communication; Motivation and Incentives

1984
Article

A Battle of Wills: Self-verification versus Behavioral Confirmation

By: W. B. Swann and R. J. Ely

Keywords: Behavior

1984
Article

Children's Artistic Creativity: Effects of Choice in Task Materials

By: T. M. Amabile and J. Gitomer

Preschool boys and girls made collages using a subset of a large array of materials. Half of the children were allowed to choose those materials they would use. For the rest of the children, the choice was made by the experimenter. Children in the no-choice condition... View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Early Childhood Education; Social Psychology; Decision Choices and Conditions

1983
Book

Resolving Environmental Disputes

By: Lawrence Bacow, Lawrence Susskind and Michael A. Wheeler

Keywords: Conflict and Resolution

1983
Chapter

Utilitarianism and the Goodness of Persons

By: L. S. Paine

Keywords: Ethics; Attitudes; Welfare

1 Sep 1983
Conference Presentation

Social Environments that Kill Creativity

Keywords: Creativity

1 Aug 1983
Conference Presentation

Effects of Motivational Orientation on Creative Writing

Keywords: Creativity; Nonverbal Communication; Motivation and Incentives

1983
Book

The Social Psychology of Creativity

By: T. M. Amabile

Keywords: Creativity

June 1983
Article

Expectations and Reputations in Bargaining: An Experimental Study

By: A. E. Roth and F. Schoumaker

Keywords: Negotiation; Reputation

1983
Chapter

Information and Aspirations in Two Person Bargaining

By: A. E. Roth and J. K. Murnighan

Keywords: Negotiation; Information; Motivation and Incentives

March 1983 (Revised January 1984)
Case

Merloni Group

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

The general manager of the recently-established French subsidiary of an Italian appliance company is in conflict with headquarters about unexpectedly poor financial performance. Headquarters management believes it should be able to exert more control over the... View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Trade; Organizational Structure; Performance Evaluation; Power and Influence; France; Italy

March 1983
Article

Brilliant but Cruel: Perceptions of Negative Evaluators

By: T. M. Amabile

Using edited excerpts from actual negative and positive book reviews, this research examined the hypothesis that negative evaluators of intellectual products will be perceived as more intelligent than positive evaluators. The results strongly supported the hypothesis.... View Details

Keywords: Social Psychology; Situation or Environment; Performance Evaluation; Perception; Status and Position; Attitudes; Prejudice and Bias; Power and Influence