Using the stepladder technique to facilitate the performance of audioconferencing groups

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 994-1000

  Rogelberg, Steven G ^a   O'Connor, Matthew S ^b   Sederburg, Matthew ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rudolph Libbe   (United States)

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EID: 0036799810     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.87.5.994     Document Type: Article

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