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Entrepreneurial Creativity Through Motivational Synergy
Author(s) -
AMABILE TERESA M.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
the journal of creative behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.896
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2162-6057
pISSN - 0022-0175
DOI - 10.1002/j.2162-6057.1997.tb00778.x
Subject(s) - creativity , competence (human resources) , psychology , entrepreneurship , need for achievement , intrinsic motivation , knowledge management , business , social psychology , computer science , finance
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 central thesis of this paper is that entrepreneurial creativity requires a combination of intrinsic motivation and certain kinds of extrinsic motivation — a motivational synergy that results when strong levels of personal interest and involvement are combined with the promise of rewards that confirm competence, support skill development, and enable future achievement.