The effect of individual perceptions of deadlines on team performance

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 586-600

  Waller, Mary J ^a,c   Conte, Jeffrey M ^d   Gibson, Cristina B ^d   Carpenter, Mason A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin ^*

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EID: 0035539343     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2001.5393894     Document Type: Article

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