Studying Organizational Creativity as Process: Fluidity or Duality?

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 5-16

  Fortwengel, Johann ^a   Schüßler, Elke ^b   Sydow, Jörg ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 85013434388     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/caim.12187     Document Type: Article

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