How Attitudes of Leaders May Enhance Organizational Creativity: Evidence from a Chinese Study

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-238

  Wang, Karen Yuan ^a   Casimir, Gian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 84995929734     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2007.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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