The dynamics of conflict and creativity during a project's life cycle: A comparative study between service driven and technology driven teams in taiwan

International Journal of Organizational Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-150

  Chen, MingHuei ^a   Chang, YuanChieh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Conflict; Creativity; Project life cycle

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547362343     PISSN: 19348835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb029001     Document Type: Review

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