Factors affecting organisational creativity and innovativeness in Egyptian business organisations: an empirical investigation

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-33

  Mostafa, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Creative thinking; Egypt; Innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 19644379062     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710510572326     Document Type: Article

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