Creative self-efficacy and innovative behavior in a service setting: Optimism as a moderator

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 258-272

  Hsu, Michael L A ^a   Hou, Sheng Tsung ^b   Fan, Hsueh Liang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Creative self efficacy; Innovative behavior; Optimism; Service setting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858210840     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: 21626057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2162-6057.2011.tb01430.x     Document Type: Article

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