Creative performance in the workplace: The roles of Simmelian ties and communication media

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue , 2016, Pages 575-583

  Wu, Yi ^a   Chang, Klarissa ^b   Sha, Xiqing ^c  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c Southeast University   (China)

Author keywords

Generation of creative ideas; Ratio of CMC to FTF communication; Simmelian advice ties; Simmelian friendship ties

Indexed keywords

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

COMMUNICATION MEDIA; COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION; CREATIVE IDEAS; CREATIVE PERFORMANCE; CREATIVE WORK; FACE TO FACE; SIMMELIAN ADVICE TIES; SIMMELIAN FRIENDSHIP TIES;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EMPLOYEE; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84973364178     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2016.05.061     Document Type: Article

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