Managing for innovation: The two faces of tension in creative climates

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-88

  Isaksen, Scott G ^a   Ekvall, Göran ^b  

^a Creative Problem Solving Group   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 79959244669     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2010.00558.x     Document Type: Article

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