Personality traits, individual innovativeness and satisfaction with life

Journal of Innovation and Knowledge

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 38-46

  Ali, Imran ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Big Five personality traits; Individual innovativeness; Satisfaction with life

Indexed keywords

EID: 85042715212     PISSN: 25307614     EISSN: 2444569X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jik.2017.11.002     Document Type: Article

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