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      • 1993
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      A Social Psychological Perspective on Creativity: Intrinsic Motivation and Creativity in the Classroom and Workplace

      By: K. G. Hill and T. M. Amabile
      Keywords: Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Working Conditions; Education
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      Hill, K. G., and T. M. Amabile. "A Social Psychological Perspective on Creativity: Intrinsic Motivation and Creativity in the Classroom and Workplace." In Understanding and Recognizing Creativity: The Emergence of a Discipline, edited by S. G. Isaksen, M.C. Murdock, R. L. Firestien, and D. J. Treffinger. Norwood, NJ: Ablex Publishing, 1993.
      • December 1992 (Revised March 1997)
      • Case

      Peoria Engine Plant (A)

      By: Robert S. Kaplan and Amy P. Hutton
      Describes the cost control system used at an automobile engine plant for labor and overhead costs. The finance staff prepares daily, weekly, and monthly variance reports against budgets. Department supervisors, finance staff, and the plant manager discuss the use and... View Details
      Keywords: Cost Management; Cost Accounting; Budgets and Budgeting; Earnings Management; Reports; Financial Reporting; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Performance Improvement; Performance Productivity; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Auto Industry
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      Kaplan, Robert S., and Amy P. Hutton. "Peoria Engine Plant (A)." Harvard Business School Case 193-082, December 1992. (Revised March 1997.)
      • August 1992 (Revised December 1994)
      • Case

      Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?

      By: Lynn S. Paine
      Presents two brief vignettes about female employees who object to gender discrimination in their work environment. In one case, the manager of a convenience store removes "adult" magazines from the store's shelves because she sees them as damaging to women. In the... View Details
      Keywords: Moral Sensibility; Working Conditions; Law; Behavior; Managerial Roles; Crime and Corruption; Groups and Teams; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Gender
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      Paine, Lynn S. "Sexual Harassment, Free Speech or ...?" Harvard Business School Case 393-033, August 1992. (Revised December 1994.)
      • Article

      Labor Supply Flexibility and Portfolio Choice in a Life-Cycle Model

      By: Zvi Bodie, Robert C. Merton and William Samuelson
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      Bodie, Zvi, Robert C. Merton, and William Samuelson. "Labor Supply Flexibility and Portfolio Choice in a Life-Cycle Model." Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control 16, nos. 3-4 (July–October 1992): 427–449.
      • January 1992 (Revised April 1993)
      • Case

      FBO, Inc.

      By: Steven C. Wheelwright
      FBO, Inc. is a fixed-base operator at a large metropolitan airport. The general manager must decide if the current pooling format is the appropriate way to staff the commercial refueling operations. If pooling is deemed inappropriate then the implementation of a... View Details
      Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Labor Unions; Operations; Labor and Management Relations; Aerospace Industry
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      Wheelwright, Steven C. "FBO, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 692-074, January 1992. (Revised April 1993.)
      • October 1991 (Revised January 2000)
      • Case

      Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A)

      By: Kim B. Clark and Joshua D. Margolis
      Examines the challenge facing the managers of a large aluminum manufacturing plant in its drive to improve workplace safety. The CEO of the company has made safety a top priority. The plant has made good progress in reducing the injury rate, but now confronts the need... View Details
      Keywords: Working Conditions; Safety; Problems and Challenges; Change Management; Operations; Resignation and Termination; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Manufacturing Industry; United States
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      Clark, Kim B., and Joshua D. Margolis. "Workplace Safety at Alcoa (A)." Harvard Business School Case 692-042, October 1991. (Revised January 2000.)
      • spring 1991
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      Breaking the Cycle of Failure in Services

      By: Leonard A. Schlesinger and James Heskett
      Most managers recognize that good service is a direct result of having effective, productive people in customer contact positions. However, most service companies perpetuate a cycle of failure by tolerating high turnover and expecting employee dissatisfaction. This... View Details
      Keywords: Goals and Objectives; Service Delivery; Success; Failure; Management Skills; Service Industry
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      Schlesinger, Leonard A., and James Heskett. "Breaking the Cycle of Failure in Services." MIT Sloan Management Review 32, no. 3 (spring 1991): 17–28.
      • January 1991 (Revised March 1992)
      • Case

      USA Today

      By: Robert L. Simons
      USA Today is a national newspaper struggling to achieve profitability. This case focuses on the use of management control systems to identify emerging opportunities and the formulation of new strategies. The interactive system used by top managers--the Friday... View Details
      Keywords: Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques; Managerial Roles; Forecasting and Prediction; Growth and Development Strategy; Risk Management; Labor and Management Relations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Risk and Uncertainty; Journalism and News Industry; United States
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      Simons, Robert L. "USA Today." Harvard Business School Case 191-004, January 1991. (Revised March 1992.)
      • January 1991
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      A Natural Experiment in the Organization of Entry Level Labor Markets: Regional Markets for New Physicians and Surgeons in the U.K.

      By: A. E. Roth
      Keywords: Labor; Markets; Health; United Kingdom
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      Roth, A. E. "A Natural Experiment in the Organization of Entry Level Labor Markets: Regional Markets for New Physicians and Surgeons in the U.K." American Economic Review 81, no. 3 (January 1991): 415–440.
      • July 1990 (Revised October 1999)
      • Case

      Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks? (A)

      By: Robert L. Simons and Hilary Weston
      In 1989, the performance measurement systems and compensation policies of Nordstrom Department Stores unexpectedly came under attack by employees, unions, and government regulators. The case describes the "sales-per-hour" monitoring and compensation system that many... View Details
      Keywords: Performance Consistency; Performance Evaluation; Compensation and Benefits; Motivation and Incentives; Labor Unions; Salesforce Management; Retention; Growth and Development; Industrial Products Industry; Utilities Industry
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      Simons, Robert L., and Hilary Weston. "Nordstrom: Dissension in the Ranks? (A)." Harvard Business School Case 191-002, July 1990. (Revised October 1999.)
      • November 1989
      • Case

      IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (Condensed)

      By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen
      Keywords: Employment; Management Practices and Processes; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry
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      Mills, D. Quinn, and G. Bruce Friesen. "IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 490-009, November 1989.
      • September 1989 (Revised August 1990)
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      Don Burr

      By: Shoshana Zuboff
      Traces the career development of People Express founder Don Burr. Shows how an individual's evolving set of needs and values influences career choices and how each successive working environment meets these needs or spurs the individual to move on. Concludes as Burr is... View Details
      Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Working Conditions; Personal Development and Career; Human Needs
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      Zuboff, Shoshana. "Don Burr." Harvard Business School Case 490-014, September 1989. (Revised August 1990.)
      • September 1989 (Revised July 1991)
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      Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      For over half a century, Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) had been a world leader in the manufacture of earthmoving and construction machinery. In 1982, just months after it recorded the highest sales and profits in its history, CAT experienced its greatest crisis. Demand fell... View Details
      Keywords: Machinery and Machining; Crisis Management; Labor Unions; Demand and Consumers; Management Teams; Problems and Challenges; Competitive Strategy; Business Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Manufacturing Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Industrial Products Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "Caterpillar, Inc.: George Schaefer Takes Charge." Harvard Business School Case 390-036, September 1989. (Revised July 1991.)
      • 1989
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      Labor Market Distortions as a Case for Export Subsidies: Comment on Katz and Summers

      By: K. A. Froot
      Keywords: Trade; Employment; Policy; Government and Politics
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      Froot, K. A. "Labor Market Distortions as a Case for Export Subsidies: Comment on Katz and Summers." In Trade Policies for International Competitiveness, edited by R. Feenstra, 117–120. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989.
      • 1 Apr 1989
      • Conference Presentation

      Assessing the Environment for Creativity: The Work Environment Inventory

      By: Teresa M. Amabile and N. Gryskiewicz
      Keywords: Creativity; Working Conditions
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      Amabile, Teresa M., and N. Gryskiewicz. "Assessing the Environment for Creativity: The Work Environment Inventory." Paper presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Boston, MA, April 1, 1989.
      • February 1989
      • Supplement

      IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (B1)

      By: D. Quinn Mills
      Keywords: Employment; Information Technology Industry
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      Mills, D. Quinn. "IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (B1)." Harvard Business School Supplement 489-099, February 1989.
      • January 1989
      • Supplement

      IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (B)

      By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen
      Keywords: Employment; Computer Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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      Mills, D. Quinn, and G. Bruce Friesen. "IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 489-097, January 1989.
      • January 1989
      • Supplement

      IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (C)

      By: D. Quinn Mills and G. Bruce Friesen
      Keywords: Employment; Information Technology Industry
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      Mills, D. Quinn, and G. Bruce Friesen. "IBM Corp.: The Full Employment Practice (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 489-098, January 1989.
      • 1989
      • Article

      The Creative Environment Scales: The Work Environment Inventory

      By: T. M. Amabile and N. Gryskiewicz
      The Creative Environment Scales Work Environment Inventory (WEI) is a new paper-and-pencil instrument designed to assess stimulants and obstacles to creativity in the work environment. Unlike many instruments that are designed as comprehensive descriptions of the work... View Details
      Keywords: Creativity; Innovation and Invention; Working Conditions; Management Analysis, Tools, and Techniques
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      Amabile, T. M., and N. Gryskiewicz. "The Creative Environment Scales: The Work Environment Inventory." Creativity Research Journal 2 (1989): 231–254.
      • June 1988
      • Supplement

      Bethoney Manufacturing: Interview with Plant Manager and Union President, Video

      By: Michael Beer
      Keywords: Labor and Management Relations
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      Beer, Michael. "Bethoney Manufacturing: Interview with Plant Manager and Union President, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 888-526, June 1988.
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