Essays on Amabile

There is a common misconception in the business world that without money a business cannot be operational. This is because any business requires money to undertake and develop. It is important to note that a business starts with an idea and the business is the implementation of an idea (Amabile 12). The implementation of the idea requires funds for execution. Notably, the first requirement in a business is an idea. It is difficult to have a viable and practical idea than to obtain finance to implement the idea. Most businesses have already been explored and thus the difficulty experienced ...

Investigative Study: Hotel Industry in Singapore

Abstract The hospitality industry, which has become today one of the largest industries in the world economy continues to grow rapidly. There is strong competition among the enterprises of the hotel industry, the hotel and each enterprise seeks to gain its market segment. In order to not only keep their business, but also to develop the company in this sphere needs money, which can be obtained only from the client. Therefore, the hotel should be able not only to attract, but also to encourage the client to purchase their services, and to return again and again. The success of ...

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What is the role of the teacher in motivating the students? REVIEW OF LITERATURE The Motivation – Definition and Interpretation Motivation means driving people ahead; sometimes this process of pushing is self-made or sometimes the people are pushed with outside forces. The basic attribute of motivation is to move people into action. It activates the people towards doing something. The purpose of motivation lies in its etymology. The word motivation is derived from the original Latin word movere, which means to move or be moved (Ryan, Lynch, Vansteenkiste & Deci, 2010). For moving something, some action must be performed. For example, ...

Question 1: Traits in Creative Leaders

Leadership requires a combination of many traits that are common to various styles of leaders. However, creative leaders have certain specific traits that make them stand out. According to the article by Amabile et al., (2006), and from personal experience, the five traits that I have identified are: great generator of ideas, patience, self-motivation, democratic leadership, and experienced and normal intelligence. Ed (2006) asserts that creative leaders are great idea generators mainly because they understand that many ideas increase the chance of producing a remarkable one. In generation of many ideas, the creative leader exercises patience as he/she tries for their ...

Introduction

The movie Apollo 13 is based on the true account of the unfortunate Apollo mission of NASA. The movie opens with Astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) who is enjoying a party to celebrate the success of Apollo 11 lunar mission. The story subsequently revolves to tell the tale of the third mission of landing in the moon which would be led by Astronaut Jim Lovell, Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) lunar module driver and Kevin Bacon as Jack Swivert, who is the command module pilot. The mission is smooth until the crew is threatened due to the explosion of an oxygen ...

The observations related to Tam Dental are made as a part of this report where their feedback clearly suggested the fact that there were various instances and situations that had led to miscommunication in the office thus leading to impact on operations. The interviews taken clearly indicated that the communication between the doctors, the staff and other support functions was not adequate. At the outset the communication related to presence and requirement of the support staff was not fixed due to which there were always chances of ambiguity and confusion. The schedules were not created on the basis of ...

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It seemed time or money could not help to company Driscoll. Company had insufficient funds to hire the company’s top ex-professional, Alessandra, and no time to create the coalescent team which loves work and is ready to follow the leader. As a result, the team ‘leader’ Kristen felt guilty, and the ‘manager’ Tim didn’t know how to answer the simple questions, sooner they reversed their roles. Still, Tim had the opportunity to improve by acting as a leader to complete the project on time.

While performance can always be stimulated or strong-armed, the job satisfaction is the ...

External Measures of Success

One of the main external measures of success is profitability in the organization. Any successful organization is aimed towards maximizing profit. Thus, if the organization that I manage performs is dependent on the level of profitability. Additionally, success of an organization can be assessed by the level of its corporate social responsibility. Increase in corporate social activities and projects shows that the organization does not just make profits only, but is also concerned with improving the lives of other people.

Intrinsic Measures of Success

This mainly affects the working and operations of the organization. An important part of these measures includes employee satisfaction. ...

Problem Solving, Creativity and Learning

In general, the elements of creativity are “cognitive, affective, personal and motivational, and social or environmental” (Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, 2011). Of these elements, the affective and the cognitive elements are the most important. In particular, the affective elements include risk-taking, independence, humor, and curiosity while the cognitive aspects include open-mindedness, attraction to complexity, originality, perceptiveness, and basic knowledge. On the other hand, the motivational elements are also important as the creative person is intrinsically motivated and is passionate about his or her field. As well, self-confidence, persistence, and energy are keys to accomplishing something creative. ...

Creativity within an organization can often be the lifeblood of that organization - the output that is gleaned from those individuals and employees responsible for creative provide the signature appeal of an organization. New ideas, new markets and new innovations are the things that prevent stagnation; it is one of the most important concepts inherent to an organization. However, creativity cannot be forced; new methods and strategies have to be implemented in order to guide creativity and inspire innovation - otherwise, creative staff becomes complacent, lazy or overstressed with the pressure of creating ideas out of thin air. This ...