Comparing alternative conceptualizations of functional diversity in management teams: Process and performance effects

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 875-893

  Stuart Bunderson, J ^a   Sutcliffe, Kathleen M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 0036810804     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/3069319     Document Type: Article

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