How the network position of R&D team managers and members affects their evaluations of creative performance

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-118

  Kratzer, Jan ^a   Hölzle, Katharina ^a   Gemünden, Hans G ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 84900339352     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2010.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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