An examination of the relationship between time and creativity: Applying a temporal lens to the study of creativity

Time and Work: How Time Impacts Individuals

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages 141-162

  Gilson, Lucy L ^a   Litchfield, Robert C ^b   Gilson, Paul W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84920847324     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315817019     Document Type: Chapter

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