Capitalizing on diversity: Interpersonal congruence in small work groups

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 296-324

  Polzer, Jeffrey T ^a   Milton, Laurie P ^a   Swann Jr , William B ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036625172     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3094807     Document Type: Article

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