Making use of difference: Diversity, debate, and decision comprehensiveness in top management teams

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 662-673

  Simons, Tony ^b   Pelled, Lisa Hope ^b   Smith, Ken A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033475048     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/256987     Document Type: Review

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