A multifaceted concept of group maturity and its measurement and relationship to group performance

Small Group Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-28

  Wekselberg, Victor ^a   Goggin, William C ^a   Collings, Tonya J ^a  

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EID: 0031541764     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496497281001     Document Type: Article

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