Motivating and demotivating technical visionaries in large corporations: A comparison of perspectives

R and D Management

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 101-119

  Hebda, John M ^a   Vojak, Bruce A ^a   Griffin, Abbie ^b   Price, Raymond L ^a  

^a United States of America   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 84857427416     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2011.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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