Social network ties beyond nonredundancy: An experimental investigation of the effect of knowledge content and tie strength on creativity

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 831-846

  Perry Smith, Jill E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Knowledge content; Social networks; Tie strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925873318     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036385     Document Type: Article

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