Culture and creativity: A social psychological analysis

Social Psychology and Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 371-395

  Leung, Kwok ^a   Morris, Michael W ^b  

^a Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute   (China)

^b The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

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