Assessing the work environment for creativity

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1154-1184

  Amabile, Teresa M ^a   Conti, Regina ^a   Coon, Heather ^a   Lazenby, Jeffrey ^a   Herron, Michael ^a  

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EID: 0030305351     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256995     Document Type: Article

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