Cognitive styles in creative leadership practices: Exploring the relationship between level and style

Psychological Reports

Volumn 93, Issue 3 I, 2003, Pages 983-994

  Isaksen, Scott G ^a,b   Babij, Barbara J ^a   Lauer, Kenneth J ^a  

^a Creative Problem Solving Group Inc   (United States)

^b I ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COGNITION; CREATIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1342309157     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2003.93.3.983     Document Type: Article

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