Contextual inhibitors of employee creativity in organizations: The insulating role of creative ability

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 330-357

  Choi, Jin Nam ^a   Anderson, Troy A ^b   Veillette, Anick ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aversive leadership; Creative ability; Employee creativity; Organizational climate; Organizational context

Indexed keywords

EID: 66149192702     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601108329811     Document Type: Article

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