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Conference Presentation | 1 Apr 1992

Motivation, Creativity, and Learning

by R. Conti, Teresa M. Amabile and S. Pollack

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Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Creativity; Learning;

Language: English Format: Print

Citation:

Conti, R., Teresa M. Amabile, and S. Pollack. "Motivation, Creativity, and Learning." Paper presented at the Eastern Psychological Association Meeting, Boston, MA, April 1, 1992.

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Teresa M. Amabile
Baker Foundation Professor, Edsel Bryant Ford Professor of Business Administration, Emerita
Entrepreneurial Management

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    Happy UAE

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