The Impact of Perceived Loafing and Collective Efficacy on Group Goal Processes and Group Performance

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 62-87

  Mulvey, Paul W ^a   Klein, Howard J ^a  

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EID: 0001843030     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1998.2753     Document Type: Article

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