A constructively critical review of change and innovation-related concepts: towards conceptual and operational clarity

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 481-494

  Potočnik, Kristina ^a   Anderson, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conceptual clarity; creativity; extra role behaviour; innovation; proactivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975226375     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2016.1176022     Document Type: Article

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