Creative resolve response: How changes in creative motivation relate to cognitive style

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 945-966

  Dew, Robert ^a  

^a Coriolis Pty Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognition; Group work; Managers; Motivation (psychology); Problem solving

Indexed keywords

EID: 72049098815     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710911000703     Document Type: Article

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