Innovation is not enough: Climates for initiative and psychological safety, process innovations, and firm performance

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-68

  Baer, Markus ^a,b   Frese, Michael ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0037232417     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.179     Document Type: Article

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