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- autumn 1993
- Article
Motivational Synergy: Toward New Conceptualizations of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in the Workplace
By: T. M. Amabile
The foundation for a model of motivational synergy is presented. Building upon but going beyond previous conceptualizations, the model outlines the ways in which intrinsic motivation (which arises from the intrinsic value of the work for the individual) might interact...
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives;
Theory;
Creativity;
Situation or Environment;
Organizational Culture
Amabile, T. M. "Motivational Synergy: Toward New Conceptualizations of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation in the Workplace." Human Resource Management Review 3, no. 3 (autumn 1993): 185–201.
- Article
Entrepreneurial Creativity Through Motivational Synergy
By: T. M. Amabile
This paper defines and describes entrepreneurial creativity, which is the generation and implementation of novel, appropriate ideas to establish a new venture. Entrepreneurial creativity can be exhibited in established organizations as well as in start-up firms. The...
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Keywords:
Creativity;
Motivation and Incentives;
Organizational Culture;
Entrepreneurship;
Innovation and Invention
Amabile, T. M. "Entrepreneurial Creativity Through Motivational Synergy." Journal of Creative Behavior 31, no. 1 (March 1997): 18–26.
- 31 Oct 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Most Powerful Workplace Motivator
workplace motivator is our natural tendency to measure our own performance against the performance of others. "Traditionally, [the field of] economics has held a very rational view of people, and there's a gigantic amount of literature...
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by Carmen Nobel
- 10 Jan 2005
- Research & Ideas
Motivation and the Cross-Sector Alliance
Austin, explores the motivations behind such partnering.What motivates organizations to collaborate? It is important to understand the motivating forces behind the decisions of...
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- 1983
- Chapter
The Social Motives
By: John J. Gabarro
Gabarro, John J. "The Social Motives." In Managing Behavior in Organizations, edited by Leonard A. Schlesinger, Robert G. Eccles, and John J. Gabarro. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1983.
- December 2004 (Revised August 2007)
- Background Note
LTCM's Profit Motive
By: Henry B. Reiling and Kevin Wall
This case summarizes the finding and reasoning inherent in the economic substance and penalty imposition holdings of the district court decision in Long Term Capital Holdings v. United States. The court upheld the IRS's contention that a transaction between Long Term...
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Reiling, Henry B., and Kevin Wall. "LTCM's Profit Motive." Harvard Business School Background Note 205-054, December 2004. (Revised August 2007.)
- January 1996
- Background Note
The Motivation for Creativity in Organizations
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...
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Keywords:
Compensation and Benefits;
Managerial Roles;
Organizations;
Creativity;
Motivation and Incentives;
Satisfaction
Amabile, Teresa M. "The Motivation for Creativity in Organizations." Harvard Business School Background Note 396-240, January 1996.
- 08 Oct 2020
- Research & Ideas
Keep Your Weary Workers Engaged and Motivated
[This is the sixth installment in a monthly series on management issues in the time of COVID-19.] We recently asked 600 CEOs: What is keeping you awake at night during this global pandemic? A major and multifaceted concern that emerged is how to keep employees View Details
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by Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
- November 1976 (Revised November 1980)
- Background Note
A Brief Note on Social Motives
By: John J. Gabarro
Briefly describes in management terms the three social motives: Need for achievement; need for power; need for affiliation. Also briefly reviews the implications of the work of David McClelland, David Winters, and others for motivation within organizational settings....
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Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives
Gabarro, John J. "A Brief Note on Social Motives." Harvard Business School Background Note 477-053, November 1976. (Revised November 1980.)
- September 2017
- Article
Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for Attracting and Retaining Employees
By: Anais Thibault-Landry, Allan Schweyer and Ashley V. Whillans
Given the struggle that many organizations face hiring and retaining talent in today's tight labor market, it is critical to understand how to effectively reward employees. To address this question, we review relevant evidence that explains the importance of workplace...
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Keywords:
Rewards;
Total Reward Strategies;
Incentives;
Recognition;
Motivation;
Psychological Needs;
Employees;
Retention;
Motivation and Incentives;
Working Conditions
Thibault-Landry, Anais, Allan Schweyer, and Ashley V. Whillans. "Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for Attracting and Retaining Employees." Compensation & Benefits Review 49, no. 4 (September 2017): 230–246.
- April 2008
- Teaching Note
Engstrom Auto Mirror Plant: Motivating in Good Times and Bad (Brief Case)
By: Michael Beer and Elizabeth Collins
Teaching note for case # 2175
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- 2009
- Other Unpublished Work
Motivational Dynamics of Professionals
By: John J. Gabarro, Thomas J. DeLong and Robert Lees
Keywords:
Motivation and Incentives
- 01 Jun 1984
- Conference Presentation
The Motivation for Creativity
- 1993
- Chapter
Motivations for Foreign Investment
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Motivations for Foreign Investment." In The International Political Economy of Direct Foreign Investment. 2 vols. Edited by B. Gomes-Casseres and D. B. Yoffie. London, England: Edward Elgar Publishing, 1993. (This is adapted from Third World Multinationals: The Rise of Foreign Investment from Developing Countries, pp. 67-89.)
- 2014
- Contribution
Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation
By: Beth A. Hennessey, S. Moran, B.A. Altringer and Teresa M. Amabile
Hennessey, Beth A., S. Moran, B.A. Altringer, and Teresa M. Amabile. "Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation." Contribution to Wiley Encyclopedia of Management, Volume 11: Organizational Behavior. 3rd ed. Edited by P.C. Flood and Y. Freeney. John Wiley & Sons, 2014.
- April 2024
- Background Note
Leader as a Motivator
By: Boris Groysberg, Robin Abrahams and Katherine Connolly Baden
Groysberg, Boris, Robin Abrahams, and Katherine Connolly Baden. "Leader as a Motivator." Harvard Business School Background Note 424-044, April 2024.
- 2016
- Chapter
The Motivation for Creativity
Amabile, Teresa M. "The Motivation for Creativity." In Scientists Making a Difference: One Hundred Eminent Behavioral and Brain Scientists Talk about Their Most Important Contributions, edited by Robert J. Sternberg, Susan T. Fiske, and Donald J. Foss, 275–279. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016.
- Article
Managing and Motivating Engineers
By: Michael Beer
Beer, Michael. "Managing and Motivating Engineers." Joint Engineering Management Conference Proceedings 15th (1967): 82–95. (Managing Engineering Manpower.)