The effects of diversity on small work group processes and performance

Human Relations

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1307-1325

  Shaw, James B ^a   Barrett Power, Elain ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioral integration; Cognitive paradigms; Diversity; Group development; Group performance; Group processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040249091     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872679805101005     Document Type: Article

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