The effects of competition on the decision quality of diverse and nondiverse groups

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 912-923

  Pate, Sandy ^a   Watson, Warren E ^b   Johnson, Lynn ^c  

^a Workplace Global Networks   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032537221     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1998.tb01659.x     Document Type: Article

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