Looking at both sides of the social exchange coin: A social cognitive perspective on the joint effects of relationship quality and differentiation on creativity

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1090-1109

  Liao, Hui ^a   Liu, Dong ^b   Loi, Raymond ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

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EID: 77958581994     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.54533207     Document Type: Article

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