Expertise dissimilarity and creativity: The contingent roles of tacit and explicit knowledge sharing

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 816-830

  Huang, Xu ^a   Hsieh, J J Po An ^a   He, Wei ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Creativity; Expertise dissimilarity; Knowledge sharing; Multilevel analysis; Project team

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COOPERATION; CREATIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CREATIVITY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE;

EID: 84925845662     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036911     Document Type: Article

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