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      • October 2009
      • Case

      Low-k Dielectrics at IBM

      By: Willy C. Shih and Giovanni Carraro
      Innovations at the frontiers of technology carry enormous risk of making wrong choices. This case examines a decision made by IBM in its semiconductor process technology strategy: a material to use as a dielectric insulator in its leading edge silicon chip technology.... View Details
      Keywords: Competency and Skills; Decision Choices and Conditions; Technological Innovation; Product Development; Science; Creativity; Semiconductor Industry; United States
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      Shih, Willy C., and Giovanni Carraro. "Low-k Dielectrics at IBM." Harvard Business School Case 610-023, October 2009.
      • October 2009
      • Case

      Digital Chocolate

      By: Linda A. Hill and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld
      Trip Hawkins founded Digital Chocolate in Silicon Valley in 2003 to develop outstanding games for mobile devices. By 2008, the company had expanded its operations into four countries, and Digital Chocolate was one of the top developers of soloplayer games for standard... View Details
      Keywords: Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Innovation and Management; Leading Change; Product Development; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry
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      Hill, Linda A., and Alison Berkley Wagonfeld. "Digital Chocolate." Harvard Business School Case 410-049, October 2009.
      • 15 Aug 2009
      • Conference Presentation

      Emergent Creativity in Organizations

      By: Teresa M. Amabile
      Keywords: Creativity; Organizations
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      Amabile, Teresa M. "Emergent Creativity in Organizations." Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, August 15, 2009.
      • 2009
      • Chapter

      Stimulate Creativity by Fueling Passion

      By: Teresa Amabile and Colin M. Fisher
      Keywords: Creativity; Emotions
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      Amabile, Teresa, and Colin M. Fisher. "Stimulate Creativity by Fueling Passion." In Handbook of Principles of Organizational Behavior: Indispensable Knowledge for Evidence-Based Management. 2nd ed. Edited by Edwin A. Locke. John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
      • June 2009
      • Case

      The Rise of President Barack Hussein Obama

      By: David A. Thomas, Laura Morgan Roberts and Stephanie Creary
      This case profiles President Barack Hussein Obama's rise to the presidency as an "improbable candidate." The case illustrates the ways in which he overcame criticism from those who questioned his credibility and his values, and skepticism from those who were unsure... View Details
      Keywords: Ethnicity; Race; Political Elections; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Creativity; Trust
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      Thomas, David A., Laura Morgan Roberts, and Stephanie Creary. "The Rise of President Barack Hussein Obama." Harvard Business School Case 409-115, June 2009.
      • June 2009 (Revised March 2011)
      • Module Note

      The Creative Industries: Managing and Marketing Talent

      By: Anita Elberse
      This module note examines issues concerning the management and marketing of talent in the creative industries. It describes the characteristics of the market for creative talent, discusses how individual talent creates and captures value, and explores how professional... View Details
      Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Entertainment; Innovation and Management; Marketing; Creativity; Value
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      Elberse, Anita. "The Creative Industries: Managing and Marketing Talent." Harvard Business School Module Note 509-078, June 2009. (Revised March 2011.)
      • June 2009 (Revised March 2011)
      • Module Note

      The Creative Industries: Managing Products and Product Portfolios

      By: Anita Elberse
      This module note examines the way in which professional content producers in the creative industries approach product and product portfolio management, and explores the underlying reasons for their strategies. View Details
      Keywords: Entertainment; Management Practices and Processes; Marketing; Product Development; Production; Creativity
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      Elberse, Anita. "The Creative Industries: Managing Products and Product Portfolios." Harvard Business School Module Note 509-077, June 2009. (Revised March 2011.)
      • June 2009 (Revised April 2019)
      • Case

      Crosley

      By: Tom Nicholas and David Chen
      In October 1941, a top secret envoy from the U.S. military was sent to Crosley Corporation in Cincinnati, Ohio to request their assistance to construct a weapon that would drastically strengthen the defenses of U.S. troops: the proximity fuze. Such a fuze would allow... View Details
      Keywords: Information Technology; History; Production; National Security; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Research and Development; Product Development; Business and Government Relations; Creativity; Innovation and Invention; Ohio
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      Nicholas, Tom, and David Chen. "Crosley." Harvard Business School Case 809-160, June 2009. (Revised April 2019.)
      • January 2009 (Revised June 2024)
      • Case

      Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple

      By: Stefan Thomke and Barbara Feinberg
      Describes Apple's approach to innovation, management, and design thinking. For several years, Apple has been ranked as the most innovative company in the world, but how it has achieved such success remains mysterious because of the company's obsession with secrecy.... View Details
      Keywords: Design; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Management; Product Design; Product Development; Research and Development; Creativity; Technology Industry
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      Thomke, Stefan, and Barbara Feinberg. "Design Thinking and Innovation at Apple." Harvard Business School Case 609-066, January 2009. (Revised June 2024.)
      • 2009
      • Chapter

      Creativity, Improvisation, and Organizations

      By: Colin M. Fisher and Teresa M. Amabile
      Although the literatures on both organizational creativity and organizational improvisation have been expanding in recent years, the links between these literatures have not been deeply explored. This chapter explores those links to create a conceptualization of... View Details
      Keywords: Body of Literature; Innovation and Invention; Organizational Culture; Research; Creativity; Theory
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      Fisher, Colin M., and Teresa M. Amabile. "Creativity, Improvisation, and Organizations." In The Routledge Companion to Creativity, edited by Tudor Rickards, Mark A. Runco, and Susan Moger. Oxford, U.K.: Routledge, 2009.
      • October 2008
      • Article

      Creativity and the Role of the Leader

      By: Teresa M. Amabile and Mukti Khaire
      In today's innovation-driven economy, understanding how to generate great ideas has become an urgent managerial priority. Suddenly, the spotlight has turned on the academics who've studied creativity for decades. How relevant is their research to the practical... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Commercialization; Managerial Roles; Creativity; Innovation and Management; Social and Collaborative Networks; Diversity
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      Amabile, Teresa M., and Mukti Khaire. "Creativity and the Role of the Leader." Harvard Business Review 86, no. 10 (October 2008).
      • 17 Aug 2008
      • Conference Presentation

      Creativity and the Psychology of Everyday Work Life

      By: Teresa M. Amabile
      Keywords: Creativity; Working Conditions
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      Amabile, Teresa M. "Creativity and the Psychology of Everyday Work Life." Paper presented at the American Psychological Association Symposium on Eminent Women in Psychology, Boston, MA, August 17, 2008.
      • July 2008 (Revised March 2009)
      • Case

      elBulli: The Taste of Innovation

      By: Michael I. Norton, Julian Villanueva and Luc Wathieu
      Ferran Adrià, chef at elBulli, the highest-ranked restaurant in the world for two consecutive years, faces two related decisions. First, Adrià and his team must continue to develop new and different dishes for the ground-breaking cuisine at elBulli to guarantee a... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Growth and Development Strategy; Marketing Strategy; Creativity; Food and Beverage Industry; Spain
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      Norton, Michael I., Julian Villanueva, and Luc Wathieu. "elBulli: The Taste of Innovation." Harvard Business School Case 509-015, July 2008. (Revised March 2009.) (Also available in Spanish: 509S01-PDF-SPA.)
      • 2008
      • Working Paper

      Wellsprings of Creation: How Perturbation Sustains Exploration in Mature Organizations

      By: David James Brunner, Bradley R. Staats, Michael L. Tushman and David M. Upton
      Organizations struggle to balance simultaneous imperatives to exploit and explore, yet theorists differ as to whether exploitation undermines or enhances exploration. The debate reflects a gap: the missing mechanism by which organizations break free of old routines and... View Details
      Keywords: Disruption; Innovation and Management; Business Processes; Opportunities; Creativity
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      Brunner, David James, Bradley R. Staats, Michael L. Tushman, and David M. Upton. "Wellsprings of Creation: How Perturbation Sustains Exploration in Mature Organizations." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-011, July 2008. (Revised June 2009, September 2010.)
      • June 2008 (Revised July 2008)
      • Case

      Kit Hinrichs at Pentagram (A)

      By: Linda A. Hill and Emily Stecker
      This case focuses on Kit Hinrichs, a 65-year-old partner at Pentagram, a privately owned multidisciplinary design firm. One of the world's most prestigious design firms, Pentagram was founded by five designers from different disciplines in London in the 1970s. By 2008,... View Details
      Keywords: Arts; Business Offices; Customer Relationship Management; Design; Leadership; Personal Development and Career; Groups and Teams; Creativity; Service Industry; San Francisco
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      Hill, Linda A., and Emily Stecker. "Kit Hinrichs at Pentagram (A)." Harvard Business School Case 408-127, June 2008. (Revised July 2008.)
      • 2008
      • Case

      Thomas Green:Power, Office Politics and a Career in Crisis

      By: W. Earl Sasser
      The case describes the dilemma of a marketing manager, Thomas Green, who, after being rapidly promoted, is harshly criticized by his boss, Frank Davis. Green and Davis disagree on work styles and market projections. Green believes the sales goals set by Davis are based... View Details
      Keywords: Relationships; Personal Development and Career; Conflict and Resolution; Failure; Accounting; Creativity
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      Sasser, W. Earl. "Thomas Green:Power, Office Politics and a Career in Crisis." Watertown, MA: Harvard Business Publishing Case, 2008. (Brief Case.)
      • March 2008 (Revised November 2012)
      • Teaching Note

      GE's Imagination Breakthroughs: The Evo Project (TN)

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett
      Teaching Note for [907048]. View Details
      Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Creativity; Consumer Products Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
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      Bartlett, Christopher A. "GE's Imagination Breakthroughs: The Evo Project (TN)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 908-413, March 2008. (Revised November 2012.)
      • 1 Mar 2008
      • Conference Presentation

      Little C Creativity

      By: Teresa M. Amabile
      Keywords: Creativity
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      Amabile, Teresa M. "Little C Creativity." Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Meeting, March 1, 2008.
      • 2008
      • Chapter

      Assessing Creativity and Its Antecedents: An Exploration of the Componential Theory of Creativity

      By: T. M. Amabile and Jennifer Mueller
      Keywords: Creativity; Mathematical Methods; Theory
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      Amabile, T. M., and Jennifer Mueller. "Assessing Creativity and Its Antecedents: An Exploration of the Componential Theory of Creativity." In Handbook of Organizational Creativity, edited by Jing Zhou and Christina E. Shalley. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2008.
      • January 2008
      • Article

      Nonemployment Stigma as Rational Herding: A Field Experiment

      By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee
      Long spells of unemployment are known to reduce the likelihood of re-employment, but it is difficult to discern the reasons for this observation. Using an experimental method that controls for search intensity and possible discouragement of job applicants, I document... View Details
      Keywords: Job Search; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Employment; Cognition and Thinking; Perception; Creativity; Human Needs; Job Interviews; Selection and Staffing; Recruitment; Managerial Roles; Judgments; Employment Industry
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      Oberholzer-Gee, Felix. "Nonemployment Stigma as Rational Herding: A Field Experiment." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 65, no. 1 (January 2008): 30–40.
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