Teams and tasks: A temporal framework for the effects of interpersonal interventions on team performance

Small Group Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 353-387

  Bradley, John ^a   White, Barbara Jo ^b   Mennecke, Brian E ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group dynamics; Organizational behavior; Team performance; Work groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038506503     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496403034003004     Document Type: Article

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