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      • October 1996
      • Article

      Assessing the Work Environment for Creativity

      By: T. M. Amabile, R. Conti, H. Coon, J. Lazenby and M. Herron
      We describe the development and validation of a new instrument, KEYS: Assessing the Climate for Creativity, designed to assess perceived stimulants and obstacles to creativity in organizational work environments. The KEYS scales have acceptable factor structures,... View Details
      Keywords: Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Organizational Culture; Innovation and Invention; Groups and Teams; Performance; Research; Theory
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      Amabile, T. M., R. Conti, H. Coon, J. Lazenby, and M. Herron. "Assessing the Work Environment for Creativity." Academy of Management Journal 39, no. 5 (October 1996): 1154–1184.
      • September 1996 (Revised April 1998)
      • Case

      Mobil USM&R (B): New England Sales and Distribution

      By: Robert S. Kaplan
      The general manager of a local gasoline/distillate sales and distribution business unit must communicate a new strategy to the unit's 300 employees. An initial strategic planning exercise identified a high-priority list of opportunities that blended the parent... View Details
      Keywords: Balanced Scorecard; Adoption; Strategic Planning; Customization and Personalization; Management Practices and Processes; Growth and Development Strategy; Measurement and Metrics; Motivation and Incentives; Performance Evaluation; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; United States
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      Kaplan, Robert S. "Mobil USM&R (B): New England Sales and Distribution." Harvard Business School Case 197-026, September 1996. (Revised April 1998.)
      • 1996
      • Working Paper

      How Do Motivation and Task Behaviors Affect Creativity? An Investigation in Three Domains

      By: John Ruscio, Dean Whitney and Teresa M. Amabile
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      Ruscio, John, Dean Whitney, and Teresa M. Amabile. "How Do Motivation and Task Behaviors Affect Creativity? An Investigation in Three Domains." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 97-022, September 1996.
      • August 1996 (Revised November 1996)
      • Background Note

      Business Incentives

      By: Michael A. Wheeler and Guhan Subramanian
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      Wheeler, Michael A., and Guhan Subramanian. "Business Incentives." Harvard Business School Background Note 897-045, August 1996. (Revised November 1996.)
      • August 1996
      • Article

      When Do Joint Ventures Create Value?

      By: Ashish Nanda and P. Mohanram
      Firms enter into joint ventures when their performance is deteriorating. Parent firms earn significant positive returns around announcements. However, at joint venture level, market value weighted return is insignificant. The stock market reacts negatively to ventures... View Details
      Keywords: Joint Ventures; Financial Markets; Value
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      Nanda, Ashish, and P. Mohanram. "When Do Joint Ventures Create Value?" Academy of Management Best Paper Proceedings 1996, no. 1 (August 1996): 36–40.
      • May 1996
      • Background Note

      The GM's Operational Challenge: Managing Through People

      By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Ashish Nanda
      Highlights and explores how a general manager adds value to the firm at the operational level by managing through people. Discusses how assumptions about human motivation influence the employment contract that the general manager implicitly enters into with the workers... View Details
      Keywords: Employee Relationship Management; Selection and Staffing; Contracts; Managerial Roles; Operations; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Motivation and Incentives; Value
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      Bartlett, Christopher A., and Ashish Nanda. "The GM's Operational Challenge: Managing Through People." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-400, May 1996.
      • May 1996 (Revised August 2001)
      • Case

      Timberland and Community Involvement

      By: James E. Austin and Jaan Elias
      The Timberland Co., a manufacturer and retailer of footwear, outdoor apparel, and accessories, committed itself to instituting and communicating a core set of values to its employees, stockholders, and consumers. The system of beliefs emphasized community service.... View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Values and Beliefs; Business and Community Relations; Social Enterprise; Corporate Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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      Austin, James E., and Jaan Elias. "Timberland and Community Involvement." Harvard Business School Case 796-156, May 1996. (Revised August 2001.)
      • 1996
      • Book

      Creativity in Context

      By: T. M. Amabile
      Keywords: Creativity; Theory; Research; Motivation and Incentives; Situation or Environment; Organizational Culture; Measurement and Metrics; Personal Characteristics; Cognition and Thinking; Performance; Performance Evaluation; Social Psychology
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      Amabile, T. M. Creativity in Context. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1996.
      • February 1996
      • Background Note

      Managing for Creativity

      By: Teresa 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
      Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Management Practices and Processes; Organizational Culture; Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Technology
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      Amabile, Teresa M. "Managing for Creativity." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-271, February 1996.
      • January 1996
      • Background Note

      The Motivation for Creativity in Organizations

      By: Teresa M. Amabile
      People will be most creative when they feel motivated primarily by the interest, enjoyment, satisfaction, and challenge of the work itself--when they are driven by a deep involvement in their work and a passion for it. This note describes the ways in which creativity... View Details
      Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Managerial Roles; Organizations; Creativity; Motivation and Incentives; Satisfaction
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      Amabile, Teresa M. "The Motivation for Creativity in Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-240, January 1996.
      • January 1996 (Revised November 1997)
      • Case

      Weston Presidio Offshore Capital: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge

      By: Josh Lerner
      Weston Presidio Capital encounters substantial difficulties while raising its first fund. The incentives and roles of investment advisors ("gatekeepers") pension funds and consultants are explored. The relationship with lead investors is considered. View Details
      Keywords: Private Equity; Financing and Loans; Investment Funds; Markets; Problems and Challenges; Relationships; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry
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      Lerner, Josh. "Weston Presidio Offshore Capital: Confronting the Fundraising Challenge." Harvard Business School Case 296-055, January 1996. (Revised November 1997.)
      • 1996
      • Article

      Evidence to Support the Componential Model of Creativity: Secondary Analyses of Three Studies

      By: R. Conti, H. Coon and T. M. Amabile
      Amabile's (1983a, 1983b, 1988) componential model of creativity predicts that three major components contribute to creativity: skills specific to the task domain, general (cross-domain) creativity-relevant skills, and task motivation. If all three components actually... View Details
      Keywords: Theory; Creativity; Research
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      Conti, R., H. Coon, and T. M. Amabile. "Evidence to Support the Componential Model of Creativity: Secondary Analyses of Three Studies." Creativity Research Journal 9, no. 4 (1996): 385–389.
      • 1996
      • Chapter

      Zum Konflikt zwischen intrinsischer Motivation und umweltpolitischer Instrumentenwahl [The Conflict Between Intrinsic Motivation and the Choice of Environmental Policy Instruments]

      By: Felix Oberholzer-Gee and Bruno S. Frey
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      Oberholzer-Gee, Felix, and Bruno S. Frey. "Zum Konflikt zwischen intrinsischer Motivation und umweltpolitischer Instrumentenwahl [The Conflict Between Intrinsic Motivation and the Choice of Environmental Policy Instruments]." In Elemente einer rationalen Umweltpolitik: Expertisen zur umweltpolitischen Neuorientierung, edited by Horst Siebert, 207–238. Tübingen, Germany: Mohr Siebeck, 1996, German ed.
      • November 1995 (Revised October 2000)
      • Case

      Acme Investment Trust

      By: Josh Lerner
      Acme Investment Trust is considering investing in a private equity partnership that is seeking only 15% of the profits, instead of the standard 20%. The management fee requested, however, is higher than in its earlier fund. The pension managers must consider the... View Details
      Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Private Equity; Organizations; Investment Funds; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry
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      Lerner, Josh. "Acme Investment Trust." Harvard Business School Case 296-042, November 1995. (Revised October 2000.)
      • October 1995
      • Supplement

      Orientation for Viewing the Cranfield-Kearney Performance Appraisal Interview

      By: John J. Gabarro and Linda A. Hill
      Presents the background information to watching the video reenactment of the Cranfield-Kearney Performance Appraisal Interview. View Details
      Keywords: Interpersonal Communication; Compensation and Benefits; Performance; Motivation and Incentives
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      Gabarro, John J., and Linda A. Hill. "Orientation for Viewing the Cranfield-Kearney Performance Appraisal Interview." Harvard Business School Supplement 496-009, October 1995.
      • October 1995
      • Article

      Start-ups, Spin-offs, and Internal Projects

      By: James J. Anton and Dennis Yao
      We examine the incentive problem confronting a firm and employee when the employee privately discovers a significant invention and faces a choice between keeping the invention private and leaving the firm to form a new company (start-up), or transferring knowledge and... View Details
      Keywords: Business Startups; Projects; Motivation and Incentives; Rights; Employees; Innovation and Invention; Compensation and Benefits; Knowledge Sharing; Capital; Profit
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      Anton, James J., and Dennis Yao. "Start-ups, Spin-offs, and Internal Projects." Journal of Law, Economics & Organization 11, no. 2 (October 1995): 362–378. (Harvard users click here for full text.)
      • September 1995 (Revised October 1996)
      • Case

      Sunbeam Television (A)

      By: V. Kasturi Rangan and E. Scott Lathrop
      Sunbeam Television, owner of a television station in Miami (a Fox affiliate), buys Channel 7 (a CBS affiliate) in Boston. They bring to the Boston station the concepts and ideas of their Miami news product--that is, a crisp, content-based design rather than one... View Details
      Keywords: Acquisition; Change; Decisions; Design; Television Entertainment; Product; Motivation and Incentives; Value; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Boston
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      Rangan, V. Kasturi, and E. Scott Lathrop. "Sunbeam Television (A)." Harvard Business School Case 596-056, September 1995. (Revised October 1996.)
      • 1995
      • Chapter

      Incentive Problems in Financial Contracting: Impacts on Corporate Financing, Investment, and Risk Management Policies

      By: K. Froot
      Keywords: Catastrophe Risk; Corporate Finance; Cost Of Capital; Banking And Insurance; Asset Pricing; Hedging; Banking; Decision Choice And Uncertainty; Financial Markets; Insurance; Policy; Risk Management; Natural Disasters; Insurance Industry
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      Froot, K. "Incentive Problems in Financial Contracting: Impacts on Corporate Financing, Investment, and Risk Management Policies." Chap. 7 in The Global Financial System: A Functional Perspective, by D. B. Crane, K. A. Froot, Scott P. Mason, André Perold, R. C. Merton, Z. Bodie, E. R. Sirri, and P. Tufano, 225–261. Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1995. (Revised from Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 95-020.)
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      The Effect of Incentive Regulation on Local Exchange Companies' Deployment of Digital Infrastructure

      By: Shane Greenstein, Susan McMaster and Pablo Spiller
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      Greenstein, Shane, Susan McMaster, and Pablo Spiller. "The Effect of Incentive Regulation on Local Exchange Companies' Deployment of Digital Infrastructure." Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 4, no. 2 (Summer 1995): 187–236.
      • 1 May 1995
      • Conference Presentation

      The Work Preference Inventory: Assessing Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivational Orientations

      By: Teresa M. Amabile
      Keywords: Motivation and Incentives
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      Amabile, Teresa M. "The Work Preference Inventory: Assessing Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivational Orientations." Paper presented at the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, May 1, 1995.
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