Publications
Publications
Show Results For
- All HBS Web
(2,436)
- Faculty Publications (491)
- August 1996 (Revised October 1996)
- Case
Suzanne de Passe at Motown Productions (A1)
By: Linda A. Hill and Jaan Elias
Illustrates: 1) the impact of a manager's leadership style on corporate culture, direction, and performance; 2) the concept of fit between leadership style and the requirements of situations in which managers find themselves; and 3) the need for managers to adapt their... View Details
- 1996
- Chapter
Frank Barron's Influence on Current and Future Generations of Creativity Researchers: Some Personal Reflections
By: T. M. Amabile, R. Conti and M. A. Collins
- February 1996
- Background Note
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
- January 1996
- Background Note
The Motivation for Creativity in Organizations
People will be most creative when they feel motivated primarily by the interest, enjoyment, satisfaction, and challenge of the work itself--when they are driven by a deep involvement in their work and a passion for it. This note describes the ways in which creativity... View Details
- January 1996
- Background Note
Creativity and Innovation in Organizations
Creativity, the production of new and useful ideas by individuals or teams, can appear in many forms and many functions within firms of all kinds--from entrepreneurial start-ups to well-established enterprises. This note describes the varieties of creativity in... View Details
- 1996
- Article
Evidence to Support the Componential Model of Creativity: Secondary Analyses of Three Studies
By: R. Conti, H. Coon and T. M. Amabile
Amabile's (1983a, 1983b, 1988) componential model of creativity predicts that three major components contribute to creativity: skills specific to the task domain, general (cross-domain) creativity-relevant skills, and task motivation. If all three components actually... View Details
- 1 Aug 1995
- Conference Presentation
Work Environment Differences between High and Low Creative Projects
Keywords: Creativity
- July 1995 (Revised December 1996)
- Background Note
Process of Creative Destruction, The: Business Transformation
By: Richard L. Nolan
- 1995
- Working Paper
Assessing the Work Environment for Creativity
By: Teresa M. Amabile, Regina Conti, Heather Coon, Jeffrey Lazenby and Michael Herron
- 01 Apr 1995
- Conference Presentation
Effects of Planning on Problem-Solving Creativity
By: D. Whitney, J. Ruscio, Teresa M. Amabile and M. Castle
- 01 Apr 1995
- Conference Presentation
Exploratory Analysis of the Creative Process in Problem Solving
By: J. Ruscio, Teresa M. Amabile and D. Whitney
- 01 Apr 1995
- Conference Presentation
The Effects of Evaluation and Technical Skill on Creativity
By: H. Coon, D. Whitney and Teresa M. Amabile
- 1995
- Book
Creative Destruction: A Six-Step Process for Transforming the Organization
By: R. L. Nolan and D. C. Croson
- February 1995 (Revised April 1996)
- Case
MW Petroleum Corporation (B)
By: Timothy A. Luehrman, Peter Tufano and Barbara Wall
Amoco Corp. is negotiating to sell a wholly-owned subsidiary, MW Petroleum, to Apache Corp. MW owns large reserves of oil and gas comprising many properties at different stages of engineering, development, and production. The proposed acquisition is a large one for... View Details
- 1995
- Article
Attributions of Creativity: What Are the Consequences?
By: T. M. Amabile
Keywords: Creativity
- 1995
- Article
The Positive Impact of Creative Activity: Effects of Creative Task Engagement and Motivational Focus on College Student's Learning
By: R. Conti, T. M. Amabile and S. Pollack
This study assessed the effectiveness of engaging students in a creative activity on a topic as a means of encouraging an active cognitive set toward learning that topic area. This technique was examined in three motivational contexts. Before reading a short... View Details
- 1995
- Other Unpublished Work
User's Guide for KEYS: Assessing the Climate for Creativity
By: T. M. Amabile, R. Burnside and S. S. Gryskiewicz