Publications

June 1998
Article

Reward, Intrinsic Motivation, and Creativity

By: B. A. Hennessey and T. M. Amabile

Comments on R. Eisenberger and J. Cameron's (see record 1996-06440-007) discussion on the impact of reward on creativity. The authors argue that Eisenberger and Cameron overlooked or failed to adequately explain several demonstrations of lower creativity on rewarded... View Details

Keywords: Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Evaluation

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01 Sep 2007
News

To The Rescue

need to seek medical care, although cultural differences still persist. “One man called us in the middle of the night and said, ‘I need a lady now.’ To him, that was an emergency, to us it wasn’t,” Changavalli laughs. Raju has been a strong backer of corporate View Details

Keywords: Garrett M. Graff; emergency response networks; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance; Health, Social Assistance

06 May 2002
Research & Ideas

Profits for Nonprofits: Earning Your Own Way

cons of mixing business with social service? Can nonprofits effectively serve two masters, their nonprofit mission and the call of the market? At the annual Dialogue on Social Enterprise, a daylong event... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

September 2003 (Revised September 2004)
Case

Hearthside Homes

By: Jason R. Barro, Brian J. Hall and Aaron Zimmerman

Investigates the "controllability problem" inherent in bonus systems. Ideally, an incentive system accurately measures performance in areas that the individual can control. But most measures are either too broad, including factors outside the influence of the employee,... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Housing; Performance Evaluation; Construction Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Real Estate Industry

September 1977 (Revised April 1983)
Case

Eugene Kirby (A)

By: Michael Beer and James G. Clawson

Describes the events leading up to an actual performance appraisal interview--the views, opinions, and attitudes of the subordinates who are to be interviewed. View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Performance Evaluation; Attitudes; Perspective

February 1995
Case

James Cranfield

By: John J. Gabarro and Andrew P. Burtis

Describes the attitudes, feelings, and perceptions of the manager who will conduct the performance appraisal interview. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details

Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Attitudes; Perspective; Emotions

02 Apr 2012
Research & Ideas

Do Online Dating Platforms Help Those Who Need Them Most?

evaluating and building online social platforms in the future. "If you're asking whether these sites help the people who need the most help to communicate, the answer is that it really depends on the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology

October 1977 (Revised April 1983)
Case

James Cranston

By: Michael Beer and James G. Clawson

Describes the attitudes, feelings, and perceptions of the manager who will conduct the performance appraisal interview. View Details

Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Performance Evaluation; Attitudes; Emotions; Perception

October 2010
Teaching Note

The Robin Hood Foundation (TN)

By: Alnoor Ebrahim

Teaching Note for 310031. View Details

Keywords: Performance Evaluation; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Enterprise; Organizational Culture; System

1986
Chapter

Doing Well While Doing Good: Dilemmas of Performance Measurement in Nonprofit Organizations and the Need for a Multiple Constituency Approach

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Nonprofit Organizations; Performance Evaluation; Performance Productivity