Benefiting from creative activity: The positive relationships between creative activity, recovery experiences, and performance-related outcomes

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 579-598

  Eschleman, Kevin J ^a   Madsen, Jamie ^a   Alarcon, Gene ^b   Barelka, Alex ^c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creative activity; Job creativity; Organizational citizenship behaviours; Performance; Recovery experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904394702     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joop.12064     Document Type: Article

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