A Multilevel Model of Team Cultural Diversity and Creativity: The Role of Climate for Inclusion

Journal of Creative Behavior

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 163-179

  Li, Ci Rong ^a   Lin, Chen Ju ^b   Tien, Yun Hsiang ^c   Chen, Chien Ming ^d  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

creativity; cultural diversity; inclusion; information exchange

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930531459     PISSN: 00220175     EISSN: 21626057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jocb.93     Document Type: Article

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