Confronting failure: Antecedents and consequences of shared beliefs about failure in organizational work groups

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 9998, 2001, Pages 161-177

  Cannon, Mark D ^a   Edmondson, Amy C ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035580535     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.85     Document Type: Article

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