The Role of Individualism-Collectivism in the Individual Creative Process

Creativity Research Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 296-303

  Yao, Xiang ^a   Wang, Shuhong ^b   Dang, Junhua ^a   Wang, Lei ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84869802616     PISSN: 10400419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10400419.2012.730001     Document Type: Article

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