The costs of ambient cultural disharmony: Indirect intercultural conflicts in social environment undermine creativity

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1545-1577

  Chua, Roy Y J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84892582697     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0971     Document Type: Article

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