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- 1994
- Article
The Delicate Balance in Managing for Creativity
By: T. M. Amabile
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
- autumn 1993
- Article
Motivational Synergy: Toward New Conceptualizations of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in the Workplace
By: T. M. Amabile
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
- 1 Aug 1993
- Conference Presentation
Social and Personal Influences on Professional Artist' Creativity
By: Teresa M. Amabile, E. Phillips and M. A. Collins
- July 1993
- Supplement
Advertising Council Get Out the Vote Campaign: Strategy and Creative Execution
- 1 Apr 1993
- Conference Presentation
Assessing the Creativity of Professional Art
By: Teresa M. Amabile and E. Phillips
- 1 Apr 1993
- Conference Presentation
Effects of Expected Evaluation on Task Persistance and Artistic Creativity
By: R. Conti, H. Coon and Teresa M. Amabile
- 1993
- Comment
What Does a Theory of Creativity Require?
By: T. M. Amabile
Comments on Hans J. Eysenck's claims about the close alliance between creativity and psychosis in an article published in the periodical 'Psychological Inquiry.' Distinct senses of Eysenck's use of the term creativity; Failure of Eysenck to present an actual theory of... View Details
- November 1992 (Revised June 1994)
- Case
Advertising Council Get Out the Vote Campaign: Strategy and Creative Execution
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Jayne D. Kramer
- 1992
- Chapter
High Creativity versus Low Creativity: What Makes the Difference?
By: T. M. Amabile and S. J. Sensabaugh
Keywords: Creativity
- 01 Sep 1992
- Conference Presentation
Work Environment Differences between High Creativity and Low Creativity Projects
By: Teresa M. Amabile, R. Conti, H. Coon, M. A. Collins, J. Lazenby and M. Herron
- 1 Apr 1992
- Conference Presentation
Intrinsic Motivation and Artistic Creativity: The Effects of Naturally-Occurring Interest, Affect, and Involvement
By: M. A. Collins and Teresa M. Amabile
- 1 Apr 1992
- Conference Presentation
Motivation, Creativity, and Learning
By: R. Conti, Teresa M. Amabile and S. Pollack
- February 1992 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Amelia Rogers at Tassani Communications (A)
By: Linda A. Hill
Describes a conflict that has arisen between an account manager and a creative director at Tassani Communications, a Chicago-based advertising agency which is making the transition from entrepreneurial to professional management. The client, the marketing director of a... View Details
- March 1991 (Revised July 1993)
- Case
Kyocera Corp.
By: John P. Kotter
Examines the three factors critical to this company's remarkable success in the high tech field. The first factor is the founder, Dr. Inamori's powerful leadership. The second is the strong corporate culture or philosophy of the firm. The third element in Kyocera's... View Details
- February 1991
- Case
Burlington Northern: The ARES Decision (A)
By: Julie H. Hertenstein and Robert S. Kaplan
Burlington Northern's decision whether to invest in ARES, an automated train control system, is a ($350 million) strategic investment in information technology. Although set in a service industry (railroad) the issues around this decision arise in many organizations... View Details