A dynamic model of top management team effectiveness: Managing unstructured task streams

Leadership Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-325

  Edmondson, Amy C ^a   Roberto, Michael A ^a   Watkins, Michael D ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0037410304     PISSN: 10489843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1048-9843(03)00021-3     Document Type: Article

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