Organisational Creativity in Context: Learning from a Failing Attempt to Introduce IT Support for Creativity

International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI)

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 80-98

  Stenmark, Dick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

creativity management; information technology; intrinsic motivation; reward systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001578647     PISSN: 15483908     EISSN: 15483916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jthi.2005100105     Document Type: Article

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