Exploring the black box: An analysis of work group diversity, conflict, and performance

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-28

  Pelled, Lisa Hope ^a   Eisenhardt, Kathleen M ^a   Xin, Katherine R ^a  

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EID: 0033247477     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2667029     Document Type: Article

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