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  • 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
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  • 23 Feb 2022
  • News

HBS Professor's Three Keys to Happiness at Work

  • 25 May 2021
  • Blog Post

The Surprising Power of Nostalgia at Work

can help make work feel meaningful and reduce turnover As an existential resource, nostalgia helps people maintain and enhance meaning in the present — when they reflect on past View Details
Keywords: All Industries
  • 02 Jun 2021
  • News

Four Tips To Help Create A Culture Of Authentic Appreciation At Work

  • 2011
  • Book

The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work

By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer
The most effective managers have the ability to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives-consistently positive emotions; strong motivation; and favorable perceptions of the organization, their work, and their colleagues. The worst managers undermine... View Details
Keywords: Creativity; Interpersonal Communication; Employee Relationship Management; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Emotions; Motivation and Incentives; Groups and Teams; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Innovation Leadership; Working Conditions; Management Practices and Processes; Management Skills; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Performance Productivity; Attitudes; Behavior; Happiness; Perception; Trust; Time Management; Resource Allocation; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Managerial Roles
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Thanks, But No Thanks: Avoiding Unhelpful Help at Work | Working Knowledge

Career and Workplace Thanks, But No Thanks: Avoiding Unhelpful Help at Work Featuring Teresa M. Amabile . By Lane Lambert on March 28, 2025 . Is that well-meaning colleague hurting more than helping? Teresa Amabile's research shows how... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

This year the theme of Climate Week is highlighting what businesses and governments can do to meet their climate targets. In that spirit, we have reached out to recent alums working in the climate space and asked them the following, “What... View Details
Keywords: Energy / Cleantech
  • 24 Sep 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

This year the theme of Climate Week is highlighting what businesses and governments can do to meet their climate targets. In that spirit, we have reached out to recent alums working in the climate space and asked them the following, “What... View Details
  • 09 Apr 2024
  • Book

Why Work Rituals Bring Teams Together and Create More Meaning

gather with your spouse and kids to enjoy pizza and a movie on Friday nights. These routines are actually rituals—and though we may not think much about them, they can play a meaningful role in our personal and professional lives, says... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • 01 Oct 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

This year the theme of Climate Week is highlighting what businesses and governments can do to meet their climate targets. In that spirit, we have reached out to recent alums working in the climate space and asked them the following, “What... View Details
  • 19 Nov 2021
  • Blog Post

Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate

This year the theme of Climate Week is highlighting what businesses and governments can do to meet their climate targets. In that spirit, we have reached out to recent HBS alums working in the climate space and asked them the following,... View Details
  • 15 Jun 2021
  • News

Alumni Work to Reverse Bias Through Philanthropy

nonprofits led by people of color had been building for some time. “We’ve known that less than 2 percent of funding from the nation’s largest philanthropies is specifically targeted to the Black community,” notes Thomas. “The NCF is View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
  • 02 Aug 2021
  • Blog Post

ALUMNI WORK TO REVERSE BIAS THROUGH PHILANTHROPY

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Browse All Articles, Research, & Case Studies - HBS Working Knowledge

businesses afford to exclude the roughly one in three working Americans with criminal records from the economy? In a case study, Paul Gompers explores the challenges a social justice startup encounters in helping the formerly... View Details
  • 18 Jun 2024
  • Research & Ideas

What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work

their life and career aspirations. Coffman presents her findings in a new working paper that explores the experiences, goals, and preferences of non-binary people and how these compare with those of men and women. Past research provides... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
  • March–April 2017
  • Article

What's the Value of a Like?: Social Media Endorsements Don't Work the Way You Might Think

By: Leslie John, Daniel Mochon, Oliver Emrich and Janet Schwartz
Brands spend billions of dollars a year on lavish efforts to establish and maintain a social media presence. But do those campaigns actually increase revenue? New research provides an answer to this question, which has vexed marketers ever since social media burst upon... View Details
Keywords: Social and Collaborative Networks; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Strategy; Digital Marketing; Social Media
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A Life’s Work | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

A Life’s Work Gerald Chertavian (MBA 1992) realized what he wanted to do with his life when he was just 21 years old. Having volunteered as a Big Brother while working at Chemical Bank in New York City, he... View Details
  • 24 Jan 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Passion at Work Is a Good Thing—But Only If Bosses Know How to Manage It

purpose. They want to build organizations that make a meaningful difference in the world.” At the same time, however, there may exist some nuanced differences, highlights Jachimowicz, “Leaders also recognize that employees who are... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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A Rewarding Work Life - Edwin H. Land & Polaroid | Harvard Business School

Clubs Faculty & Research Business & Environment Business History Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship Faculty & Research Global Healthcare HBS Working Knowledge Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Leadership... View Details
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How One Coffee Shop Is Brewing Change for Business and Society | Working Knowledge

adults in 2023 was 7 percent, more than twice as high as the rate of people without disabilities. Businesses, particularly those with high turnover, are missing out by failing to tap this segment of the workforce, says Ruback, who worked... View Details