A multilevel model of team goal orientation, information exchange, and creativity

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 827-851

  Gong, Yaping ^a   Kim, Tae Yeol ^b   Lee, Deog Ro ^c   Zhu, Jing ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^c Seowon University   (South Korea)

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EID: 84880255804     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0177     Document Type: Article

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