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Helping at Work

By: Teresa M. Amabile

This research focuses on collaboration and helping in creative project teams. Colin Fisher (UCL), Julianna Pillemer (NYU Stern School), and I developed a multi-year research program examining help received and given, including successful and unsuccessful helping... View Details

Keywords: Collaboration; Helping; Creativity; Creative Industries

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The Transition to Retirement

By: Teresa M. Amabile

My current major research program is the Retirement Transitions Study: a broad study of retiring professionals' everyday experiences, including identification with work; identity stability, change, and development; meaningfulness of work; changes in life structure,... View Details

Keywords: Careers; Psychology; Creativity; Identity; Retirement; Meaning

• 1 Oct 1978
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Stifling Creativity

By: Teresa M. Amabile

Keywords: Creativity

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Amabile, Teresa M. "Stifling Creativity." Paper presented at the New England Social Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, October 1, 1978.

• July 22, 2024
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Why People Resist Retirement

By: Teresa M. Amabile

Research suggests making the decision to retire means grappling with three psychological issues. First, identity issues can loom large for any deeply engaged professional. Even a small step away from a career can make a person wonder who they are without it. Second,... View Details

Keywords: Retirement; Identity; Leadership; Satisfaction; Relationships; Age

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Amabile, Teresa M. "Why People Resist Retirement." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (July 22, 2024).

• 29 May 2010
• Conference Presentation

Tracking Creativity in the Wild

By: Teresa M. Amabile

Keywords: Creativity

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Amabile, Teresa M. "Tracking Creativity in the Wild." Paper presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Boston, MA, May 29, 2010.