Creativity in Context is an update of The Social Psychology of Creativity, a classic text for researchers, students, and other interested readers. Creativity in Context incorporates extensive new material, going far beyond the original to provide a comprehensive picture of how the motivation for creative behavior, and creativity itself, can be influenced by the social environment.

Teresa M. Amabile is professor of business administration at Harvard University.

Part 1 Understanding and Assessing Creativity -- 1 The Case for a Social Psychology of Creativity -- 2 The Meaning and Measurement of Creativity -- 3 A Consensual Technique for Creativity Assessment -- 4 A Theoretical Framework -- Part 2 Social and Environmental Influences -- 5 Effects of Evaluation on Creativity -- 6 Effects of Reward and Task Constraint -- 7 Social Facilitation, Modeling, and Motivational Orientation -- 8 Other Social and Environmental Influences -- Part 3 Implications -- 9 Implications for Enhancing Creativity -- 10 Toward a Comprehensive Psychology of Creativity