Testing a typology of tasks: An empirical validation of McGrath's (1984) group task circumplex

Small Group Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 166-187

  Straus, Susan G ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033106514     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104649649903000202     Document Type: Article

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