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Research Article

Teams do not outperform individuals in a simple creative task

Uri Gneezya Rady School of Management, University of California San DiegoView further author information
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Katharina Laskeb Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of CologneView further author information
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Marina Schröderc Institute of Economic Policy, Leibniz University HannoverCorrespondence[email protected]
ORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3265-6317View further author information
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Pages 1393-1398 | Published online: 08 Jun 2021

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