Creativity-Stimulating Leadership: A Critical Incident Study of Leaders' Influence on Creativity in Research Groups

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-58

  Hemlin, Sven ^a   Olsson, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 84857289343     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2010.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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