The organizational life of an idea: Integrating social network, creativity and decision-making perspectives

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 863-882

  Kijkuit, Bob ^a   Van Den Ende, Jan ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 34547881161     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00695.x     Document Type: Article

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