Knowledge worker team effectiveness: The role of autonomy, interdependence, team development, and contextual support variables

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 877-904

  Janz, Brian D ^b   Colquitt, Jason A ^a   Noe, Raymond A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031498195     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1997.tb01486.x     Document Type: Article

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