Workforce diversity and creativity: A multilevel analysis

Cultural Processes: A Social Psychological Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 286-312

  Han, Jian ^a   Peng, Siqing ^b   Chiu, Chi Yue ^c   Leung, Angela K Y ^d  

^a CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 84858261691     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511779374.021     Document Type: Chapter

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