Protecting the turf: The effect of territorial marking on others' creativity

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1785-1797

  Brown, Graham ^a   Baer, Markus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive evaluation theory; Creativity; Individualismcollectivism; Self construal; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; OWNERSHIP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947024422     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: 19391854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0039254     Document Type: Article

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