The Role of Perceived Feedback Sources’ Learning-Goal Orientation on Feedback Acceptance and Employees’ Creativity

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 82-95

  Son, SuJin ^a   Kim, Do Yeong ^b  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

employee creativity; feedback acceptance; feedback quality; learning organization culture; perceived feedback sources learning goal orientation; source credibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84951839423     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051815613732     Document Type: Article

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