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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

How Does Feedback Valence Improve Team Creativity by Influencing Team Relationship Conflict?

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Pages 2391-2407 | Received 24 May 2022, Accepted 25 Aug 2022, Published online: 30 Aug 2022

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