Cracks in Diversity Research: The Effects of Diversity Faultlines on Conflict and Performance

Group Decision and Negotiation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-241

  Thatcher, Sherry M B ^a   Jehn, Karen A ^b   Zanutto, Elaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coalitions; Conflict; Diversity; Faultlines; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038027183     PISSN: 09262644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023325406946     Document Type: Article

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