Reflections: Termites, group behaviour, and the loss of innovation: Conformity rules!

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 559-574

  Pech, Richard J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Individual behaviour; Innovation; Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986014949     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006168     Document Type: Article

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