Teamwork and organizational innovation: The moderating role of the HRM context

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 261-277

  Fay, Doris ^a,b   Shipton, Helen ^c   West, Michael A ^d   Patterson, Malcolm ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84929002141     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/caim.12100     Document Type: Article

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