Being Successful in a Creative Profession: The Role of Innovative Cognitive Style, Self-Regulation, and Self-Efficacy

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 71-81

  Beeftink, Flora ^a,c   van Eerde, Wendelien ^a,b   Rutte, Christel G ^a,c   Bertrand, J Will M ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Creative professions; Design work; Innovative cognitive style; Self efficacy; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027926085     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-011-9214-9     Document Type: Article

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