Predictors of Individual-Level Innovation at Work: A Meta-Analysis

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-105

  Hammond, Michelle M ^a   Neff, Nicole L ^b   Farr, James L ^c   Schwall, Alexander R ^d   Zhao, Xinyuan ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b FREDDIE MAC   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Development Dimensions International Inc   (United States)

^e SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Climate; Innovation; Leadership; Meta analysis; Motivation; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953010601     PISSN: 19313896     EISSN: 1931390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018556     Document Type: Article

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