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      • January 2008
      • Article

      Putting Leadership Back into Strategy

      By: Cynthia A. Montgomery
      In recent decades an infusion of economics has lent the study of strategy much needed theory and empirical evidence. Strategy consultants, armed with frameworks and techniques, have stepped forward to help managers analyze their industries and position their companies... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Managerial Roles; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Creativity; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage
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      Montgomery, Cynthia A. "Putting Leadership Back into Strategy." Special Issue on HBS Centennial. Harvard Business Review 86, no. 1 (January 2008): 54–60.
      • December 2007 (Revised August 2014)
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      Xanadu on Broadway

      By: Anita Elberse
      Can one of Hollywood's biggest flops magically turn into a Broadway hit? Xanadu, an adaptation of a 1980 Olivia Newton-John roller-disco film described by one critic as "the epic failure to end all epic failures," opened on Broadway in July 2007. Producer Rob Ahrens,... View Details
      Keywords: Theater Entertainment; Product Marketing; Product Launch; Demand and Consumers; Risk and Uncertainty; Creativity; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      Elberse, Anita. "Xanadu on Broadway." Harvard Business School Case 508-062, December 2007. (Revised August 2014.)
      • November 2007 (Revised May 2008)
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      Creativity under the Gun at Litmus Corporation

      By: Teresa M. Amabile and Yana Litovsky
      Teaches students to diagnose the circumstances under which time pressure can facilitate or hinder creativity. A team's creative "genius", Miles Grady, who previously conceptualized a revolutionary material for an important new product, must now significantly change... View Details
      Keywords: Situation or Environment; Creativity; Innovation and Management; Problems and Challenges
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      Amabile, Teresa M., and Yana Litovsky. "Creativity under the Gun at Litmus Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 808-075, November 2007. (Revised May 2008.)
      • July 2007 (Revised February 2010)
      • Case

      Launching Telmore (A)

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell, Celso Fernandez and Moritz Jobke
      When the Danish mobile phone service provider Telmore entered the market in October 2000, few people took notice. Its business model was not perceived as particularly aggressive or threatening to the industry. Less than three years later, Telmore's creative adaptation... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Disruptive Innovation; Market Entry and Exit; Creativity; Adaptation; Competitive Advantage; Telecommunications Industry; Denmark
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      Casadesus-Masanell, Ramon, Celso Fernandez, and Moritz Jobke. "Launching Telmore (A)." Harvard Business School Case 708-414, July 2007. (Revised February 2010.)
      • June 2007 (Revised April 2016)
      • Case

      Octone Records

      By: Anita Elberse and Elie Ofek
      In February 2007, Octone Records founders James Diener, Ben Berkman, and David Boxenbaum had been highly successful with the first two bands they had signed, Maroon 5 and Flyleaf. Known for its grassroots marketing campaigns, Octone operated through a unique... View Details
      Keywords: Arts; Joint Ventures; Investment Return; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Product Development; Outcome or Result; Creativity; Music Industry
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      Elberse, Anita, and Elie Ofek. "Octone Records." Harvard Business School Case 507-082, June 2007. (Revised April 2016.)
      • April 2007
      • Case

      The Boeing Company: Moonshine Shop

      By: Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan and Shannon O'Donnell
      Describes how the "Moonshine Shop," a group of plant-savvy creative generalists, is helping a great industrial company become more innovative. Chronicles the history of the Moonshine Shop, its successes and failures, and describes innovations they've helped put in... View Details
      Keywords: History; Business Model; Saving; Programs; Creativity; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Research and Development; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Business Processes; Aerospace Industry
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      Austin, Robert D., Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O'Donnell. "The Boeing Company: Moonshine Shop." Harvard Business School Case 607-130, April 2007.
      • February 2007 (Revised April 2010)
      • Case

      Wyeth Pharmaceuticals: Spurring Scientific Creativity with Metrics

      By: Robert S. Huckman, Gary P. Pisano and Mark Rennella
      Describes the reorganization of the drug discovery organization at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals and focuses on the decisions to: (1) centralize decision-making within drug discovery and (2) institute numerical metrics--jointly affecting all R&D scientists--for the progression... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Making; Measurement and Metrics; Business Processes; Organizational Structure; Research and Development; Science-Based Business; Creativity; Pharmaceutical Industry
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      Huckman, Robert S., Gary P. Pisano, and Mark Rennella. "Wyeth Pharmaceuticals: Spurring Scientific Creativity with Metrics." Harvard Business School Case 607-008, February 2007. (Revised April 2010.)
      • March 2006
      • Case

      The Whitesides Lab

      By: H. Kent Bowen and Francesca Gino
      A significant part of the long-term economic growth in developed economies depends on the translation of scientific research into new products and processes. Focuses on the front end of this value creation stream. The laboratory of George Whitesides has a 30-year... View Details
      Keywords: Research; Performance Productivity; Economic Growth; Infrastructure; Creativity; Groups and Teams; Value Creation; Factories, Labs, and Plants; Leadership; Resource Allocation
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      Bowen, H. Kent, and Francesca Gino. "The Whitesides Lab." Harvard Business School Case 606-064, March 2006.
      • December 2005 (Revised May 2014)
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      Walt Disney and the 1941 Animators' Strike

      By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Bridget Gurtler
      Focuses on the leadership lessons drawn from the events precipitating the Animator's Strike of 1941, depicting the growing pains of a company that was as much formed and changed by American culture as American culture was formed and changed by it. The tale of Walt... View Details
      Keywords: Business History; Leadership; Creativity; Culture; Business Strategy; Technology Adoption
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      Nohria, Nitin, Anthony Mayo, and Bridget Gurtler. "Walt Disney and the 1941 Animators' Strike." Harvard Business School Case 406-076, December 2005. (Revised May 2014.)
      • September 2005
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      Affect and Creativity at Work

      By: Teresa M. Amabile, Sigal G. Barsade, Jennifer S. Mueller and Barry M. Staw
      This study explored how affect relates to creativity at work. Using both quantitative and qualitative longitudinal data from the daily diaries of 222 employees in seven companies, we examined the nature, form, and temporal dynamics of the affect-creativity... View Details
      Keywords: Creativity; Attitudes; Employees; Theory
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      Amabile, Teresa M., Sigal G. Barsade, Jennifer S. Mueller, and Barry M. Staw. "Affect and Creativity at Work." Administrative Science Quarterly 50, no. 3 (September 2005): 367–403.
      • Jun 2005 - 2005
      • Conference Presentation

      The Power of Stars: Creative Talent and the Success of Entertainment Products

      By: Anita Elberse
      Keywords: Creativity; Success
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      Elberse, Anita. "The Power of Stars: Creative Talent and the Success of Entertainment Products." Paper presented at the INFORMS Marketing Science Conference, Emory University, June 2005.
      • April 2005 (Revised October 2007)
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      Candy Land: The Utopian Vision of Milton Hershey

      By: Nancy F. Koehn and Erica Helms
      Explores the life, work, and achievements of Milton S. Hershey. Analyzes his entrepreneurial achievements, including the creation of the Hershey bar, the founding of the business, and the development of the mass market for chocolate. Also investigates the broader... View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Creativity; Business and Community Relations
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      Koehn, Nancy F., and Erica Helms. "Candy Land: The Utopian Vision of Milton Hershey." Harvard Business School Case 805-066, April 2005. (Revised October 2007.)
      • January 2005 (Revised August 2006)
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      Lean Forward Media

      By: Teresa M. Amabile and Victoria Winston
      Jeff Norton and Michelle Crames, the co-founders of Lean Forward Media, face several options for producing the world's first interactive DVD film for children. Their vision is to build a company whose products simultaneously entertain children, engage them actively in... View Details
      Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Early Childhood Education; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Management Practices and Processes; Risk Management; Partners and Partnerships; Opportunities; Creativity
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      Amabile, Teresa M., and Victoria Winston. "Lean Forward Media." Harvard Business School Case 805-063, January 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
      • November 2004 (Revised April 2009)
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      Launching the New MINI

      By: Douglas B. Holt and John A. Quelch
      Focuses on how strategy is transformed into creative branding materials. Reports on the development of a wide variety of brand communication materials produced to support the MINI launch in the United States. MINI USA executives worked with their ad agency Crispin... View Details
      Keywords: Advertising; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Creativity; Auto Industry; United States
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      Holt, Douglas B., and John A. Quelch. "Launching the New MINI." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 505-020, November 2004. (Revised April 2009.)
      • February 2004 (Revised March 2006)
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      Pratt & Whitney: Engineering Standard Work

      By: H. Kent Bowen and Courtney Purrington
      As the engineering of state-of-the-art jet engines becomes more and more complex, Pratt & Whitney leaders face major competitive problems. Product development projects are not meeting the cost, quality, and lead-time targets. The leadership develops a design,... View Details
      Keywords: Design; Engineering; Cost; Knowledge Management; Time Management; Product Launch; Standards; Product Development; Problems and Challenges; Quality; Creativity; Competitive Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
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      Bowen, H. Kent, and Courtney Purrington. "Pratt & Whitney: Engineering Standard Work." Harvard Business School Case 604-084, February 2004. (Revised March 2006.)
      • February 2004
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      Leader Behaviors and the Work Environment for Creativity: Perceived Leader Support

      By: Teresa M. Amabile, Elizabeth A. Schatzel, Giovanni B. Moneta and Steven J. Kramer
      This exploratory study investigated leader behaviors related to perceived leader support, encompassing both instrumental and socioemotional support. The study first established that leader support, proposed to be a key feature of the work environment for creativity,... View Details
      Keywords: Creativity; Leadership; Behavior; Working Conditions; Perception; Performance
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      Amabile, Teresa M., Elizabeth A. Schatzel, Giovanni B. Moneta, and Steven J. Kramer. "Leader Behaviors and the Work Environment for Creativity: Perceived Leader Support." Leadership Quarterly 15, no. 1 (February 2004): 5–32.
      • January 2004 (Revised July 2007)
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      Lumen and Absorb Teams at Crutchfield Chemical Engineering, The

      By: Teresa M. Amabile and Elizabeth Schatzel
      Large discrepancies have developed between two elite technology development teams at Crutchfield Chemical Engineering in terms of motivation and creativity. To investigate, Paul Burke, director of corporate technology development, commissioned a study of the day-by-day... View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Managerial Roles; Projects; Groups and Teams; Behavior; Creativity; Motivation and Incentives
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      Amabile, Teresa M., and Elizabeth Schatzel. "Lumen and Absorb Teams at Crutchfield Chemical Engineering, The." Harvard Business School Case 804-118, January 2004. (Revised July 2007.)
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      Why Schumpeter Was Right: Innovation, Market Power and Creative Destruction in 1920s America

      By: Tom Nicholas
      Are firms with strong market positions powerful engines of technological progress? Joseph Schumpeter thought so, but his hypothesis has proved difficult to verify empirically. This article highlights Schumpeterian market-power and creative-destruction effects in a... View Details
      Keywords: Innovation and Invention; Power and Influence; Emerging Markets; Rank and Position; Status and Position; Capital Markets; Capital Structure; Information Technology; Patents; Creativity; Economic Systems; Development Economics; United States
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      Nicholas, Tom. "Why Schumpeter Was Right: Innovation, Market Power and Creative Destruction in 1920s America." Journal of Economic History 63, no. 4 (December 2003).
      • November 2003
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      Fostering Group Identification and Creativity in Diverse Groups: The Role of Individuation and Self-verification.

      By: William B. Swann Jr., Virginia S. Y. Kwan, Jeffrey T. Polzer and Laurie P. Milton
      Keywords: Groups and Teams; Creativity; Identity
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      Swann, William B., Jr., Virginia S. Y. Kwan, Jeffrey T. Polzer, and Laurie P. Milton. "Fostering Group Identification and Creativity in Diverse Groups: The Role of Individuation and Self-verification." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 29, no. 11 (November 2003): 1396–1406.
      • 01 Oct 2003
      • Conference Presentation

      The Best (and Worst) Days in Creative Project Teams: Some Preliminary Results

      By: Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer
      Keywords: Creativity; Groups and Teams; Outcome or Result
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      Amabile, Teresa M., and Steve J. Kramer. "The Best (and Worst) Days in Creative Project Teams: Some Preliminary Results." In Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Boston. Paper presented at the Society for Experimental Social Psychology Annual Conference, Society for Experimental Psychology, Boston, October 01, 2003.
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