Intergroup competition as a double-edged sword: How sex composition regulates the effects of competition on group creativity

Organization Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 892-908

  Baer, Markus ^a   Vadera, Abhijeet K ^b   Leenders, Roger T A J ^c   Oldham, Greg R ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b INDIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (India)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Competition; Creativity; Groups; Sex composition; Social role theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901317287     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2013.0878     Document Type: Article

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