Social capital and innovation in R&D teams: The mediating roles of psychological safety and learning from mistakes

R and D Management

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-102

  Gu, Qinxuan ^a   Wang, Greg G ^b   Wang, Lihong ^c  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

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EID: 84874301423     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/radm.12002     Document Type: Article

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