Social yet creative: The role of social relationships in facilitating individual creativity

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-101

  Perry Smith, Jill E ^a,b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646594689     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2006.20785503     Document Type: Article

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