Teaming up Type As and Bs: The effects of group composition on performance and satisfaction

Applied Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 425-445

  Keinan, Giora ^a   Koren, Miri ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Tel Aviv University ^*

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EID: 0036661404     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1464-0597.00101     Document Type: Article

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