Understanding the benefits and detriments of conflict on team creativity process

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 105-116

  Chen, Ming Huei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 34249989825     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2006.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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