Test of a model incorporating stress, strain, and disintegration in the cohesion-performance relation

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 1489-1526

  Griffith, James ^a,b  

^a Headquarters   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 0031215287     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb01610.x     Document Type: Article

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