Group size, ICC values, and group-level correlations: A simulation

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 355-373

  Bliese, Paul D ^a,b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000983012     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109442819814001     Document Type: Article

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