The influence of demographic heterogeneity on the emergence and consequences of cooperative norms in work teams

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 956-974

  Chatman, Jennifer A ^a   Flynn, Francis J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035604884     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3069440     Document Type: Article

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