The structure and function of collective constructs: Implications for multilevel research and theory development

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 249-265

  Morgeson, Frederick P ^a   Hofmann, David A ^a  

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EID: 0033241676     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1999.1893935     Document Type: Article

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