Stealing fire: Creative deviance in the evolution of new ideas

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 558-578

  Mainemelis, Charalampos ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956848283     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2010.53502801     Document Type: Article

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