Publications

December 2022
Article

Competition, Contracts, and Creativity: Evidence from Novel Writing in a Platform Market

By: Yanhui Wu and Feng Zhu

A growing number of people today are participating in the gig economy, working as independent contractors on short-term projects. We study the effects of competition on gig workers' effort and creativity on a Chinese novel-writing platform. Authors produce and sell... View Details

Keywords: Gig Workers; Platform-based Markets; Novel Writing; Creative Production; Platform Bias; Employment; Digital Platforms; Creativity; Books; Competition; Contracts

06 Jul 2009
Research & Ideas

Conducting Layoffs: ’Necessary Evils’ at Work

professor of organizational behavior at Brandeis University International Business School, have described their work in two papers: "The Emotional Tightrope of Downsizing: Hidden Challenges for Leaders and their Organizations,"... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

1993
Chapter

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

01 Oct 2001
Research & Ideas

How To Make Restructuring Work for Your Company

Chemical and Chase management downplayed the size of the potential revenue enhancements, even though privately they believed the likely benefits here were huge. When conventional disclosure strategies are ineffective in a restructuring, sometimes more View Details

Keywords: by Stuart C. Gilson

06 Jun 2016
Research & Ideas

Skills and Behaviors that Make Entrepreneurs Successful

Opportunities. Measures skills and behaviors associated with the ability to identify and seek out high-potential business opportunities. Vision and Influence. Measures skills and behaviors associated with the ability to influence all internal and external stakeholders... View Details

Keywords: by HBS Working Knowledge

December 2, 2021
Article

Former Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly: Empowering Workers to Create ‘Magic’

By: Hubert Joly and Adi Ignatius

Hubert Joly was behind an amazing turnaround at Best Buy. While everybody was saying he should lay people off to solve the company’s problems, Joly instead listened to the people working for him and found solutions that didn’t involve people losing their jobs.... View Details

Keywords: Purpose; Meaningful Work; Employee Empowerment; Mission and Purpose; Employees; Organizational Culture; Leadership

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Research Summary

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

21 Nov 2017
News

6 Ways to Create a Competitive Work Culture That's Team First (And Not Me First)

27 Apr 2020
Research & Ideas

How Remote Work Changes What We Think About Onboarding

service providers—that are hiring to fill new demand. Also, remote work will quickly become more the norm than the exception on the other side of the pandemic, so organizations should start learning now how to prepare for the View Details

Keywords: by Boris Groysberg

04 Nov 2019
News

A Home for Startups

Ankit Samdariya (MBA 2013) is CEO of The Hive, a collaborative workspace firm in Chennai, India. In this video, he discusses how the company is serving the rapidly growing trend toward collaborative work among Indian startups and small... View Details

Keywords: work space

2018
Book

Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules at Work and Life

By: F. Gino

The world’s best chef.
An airline captain who brought his flight to safety in a daring water landing.
A magician known for his sensational escape acts.
A computer scientist who founded a world-renowned animation studio.
What do all of these... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Personal Characteristics; Success; Behavior

20 Jul 2015
Blog Post

My Journey to Working with At Night Management / PRMD Music

working in the iTunes group. For many years, it was the most important digital release platform in the music industry. Yet we were disconnected from the creative part of the industry, far away from the... View Details

Keywords: Entertainment / Media / Sports

25 Feb 2020
News

The Influence of Geography on Work and Innovation

considerations,” Choudhury says. If workers have difficulty obtaining visas or face significant hurdles to earning a license to work in their fields of expertise in another country, companies can’t benefit from knowledge transfer and... View Details

Keywords: April White

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

15 Apr 2016
Blog Post

Working With Organizations That Recruit at HBS: An Interview with Molly DeCastro

How long have you been working at HBS? I have been at HBS for almost 5 years now. I guess time flies when you are having fun. What did you do before coming to HBS? My entire career has been in career development and I truly love the work.... View Details

Keywords: Technology; Entertainment / Media / Sports

May 19, 2021
Article

Measuring the Impact of #MeToo on Gender Equity in Hollywood

By: Hong Luo and Laurina Zhang

The #MeToo movement has brought issues of sexual harassment and gender inequities to the forefront around the world. But how much of a tangible impact has it had on the experiences of women in the workplace? In this piece, the authors discuss their research that... View Details

Keywords: #MeToo Movement; Gender Equity; Creative Industries; Impact; Gender; Equality and Inequality; Film Entertainment; Social Issues

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01 Sep 2005
News

GE’s Immelt Urges MBAs to Dream Big, Work Hard

Immelt In June, Class Day speaker Jeffrey R. Immelt (MBA ’82), chairman and CEO of General Electric, sent 878 MBA graduates off into the world with a pep talk in which he cited competitiveness and creativity as keys to business success.... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

March 2013 (Revised May 2013)
Case

Building Innovation at Terrapin Bright Green

By: Amy C. Edmondson, Sydney Ribot and Mary Saunders

Describes Terrapin Bright Green, an environmental consulting and strategic planning firm, and its approach for creating integrative, systematic solutions to green-building conundrums through consulting, research, and policy-related activities. Emphasis is placed on the... View Details

Keywords: Integrated Design; Entrepreneurs; Creative Industries; CONSULTING Firms; Energy; Design; Governance; Growth and Development; Innovation and Invention; Knowledge; Labor; Organizations; Problems and Challenges; Research; Strategy; Value; Consulting Industry; New York (city, NY)

Educators

2015
Chapter

Entrepreneurial Creativity: The Role of Learning Processes and Work Environment Supports

By: Michele Rigolizzo and Teresa M. Amabile

Keywords: Innovation; Creativity; Entrepreneurship; Innovation and Invention