The personality composition of teams and creativity: The moderating role of team creative confidence

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 255-282

  Baer, Markus ^a,b   Oldham, Greg R ^c   Jacobsohn, Gwendolyn Costa ^d   Holungshead, Andrea B ^e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 62149131428     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.2008.tb01299.x     Document Type: Article

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