American and Chinese similarities and differences in defining and valuing creative products

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 285-306

  Lan, Lan ^a   Kaufman, James C ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84873662334     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: 21626057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jocb.19     Document Type: Article

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