Teamwork Quality and the Success of Innovative Projects: A Theoretical Concept and Empirical Evidence

Organization Science

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 435-449

  Hoegl, Martin ^a   Gemuenden, Hans Georg ^a  

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Author keywords

Innovation; Software Development; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035622790     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.12.4.435.10635     Document Type: Article

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