Redefining creativity and innovation in organisations: Suggestions for redirecting research

International Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Castañer, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

aspirations; change; Creativity; incentives; innovation; leadership; opportunity; organisational design; organisations; personality; problem; theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84966455301     PISSN: 13639196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1363919616400016     Document Type: Article

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