Optimising creativity management: Problems and principles

International Journal of Management and Decision Making

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 677-691

  Dubina, Igor N ^a  

^a ALTAI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Creativity; Creativity training; Effectiveness; Innovation; Management; Measurement; Optimisation; Organisational climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751322479     PISSN: 14624621     EISSN: 17415187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMDM.2006.011076     Document Type: Article

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