Autonomy and control in dyads: Effects on interaction quality and joint creative performance

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1603-1617

  Weinstein, Netta ^a   Hodgins, Holley S ^b   Ryan, Richard M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomy; creativity; dyad; performance; relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649247472     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167210386385     Document Type: Article

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