Toward a More Complete Understanding of the Link Between Multicultural Experience and Creativity

American Psychologist

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-158

  Maddux, William W ^a   Leung, Angela Ka yee ^b   Chiu, Chi yue ^c   Galinsky, Adam D ^d  

^a INSEAD ^*

^b SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN;

CREATIVENESS; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS;

EID: 61449251525     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014941     Document Type: Article

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