Creating hybrid team cultures: An empirical test of transnational team functioning

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 26-49

  Earley, P Christopher ^c   Mosakowski, Elaine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034133148     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1556384     Document Type: Article

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