A history of the T-group and its early applications in management development

Group Dynamics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 277-290

  Highhouse, Scott ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GROUP DYNAMICS; HISTORY; HUMAN RELATION; LEADERSHIP; MANAGEMENT; MANAGER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036915340     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2699.6.4.277     Document Type: Review

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