Organizing creativity: Creativity and innovation under constraints

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 184-196

  Caniëls, Marjolein C J ^a   Rietzschel, Eric F ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84928991859     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/caim.12123     Document Type: Article

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