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That publication was supplemented in 1988 by the creativity research journal. Steven kramer is an independent researcher, writer, and. Amabile born june 15, 1950 is an american academic who is the edsel bryant ford professor of business administration in the entrepreneurial management unit at harvard business school contents. Teresa amabile s model of creativity however, the focus on motivation identified by xu and rickards has also been central to the work of teresa amabile see especially, 1996a, the most widely cited theorist within discussions of managing creativity in the field of conventional management. As teresa amabile and steven kramer explain in the progress principle, seemingly mundane workday events can make or break employees inner work lives.
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