Collective Engagement in Creative Tasks: The Role of Evaluation in the Creative Process in Groups

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 346-386

  Harvey, Sarah ^a   Kou, Chia Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

brainstorming; collective creativity; creative idea evaluation; group creative process; group decision making; healthcare policy; idea generation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887286872     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: 19303815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001839213498591     Document Type: Article

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