Improving the measurement of divergent thinking attitudes in organizations

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 75-111

  Basadur, Min ^a   Taggar, Simon ^b   Pringle, Pam ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033454530     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.1999.tb01040.x     Document Type: Article

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