Team member functional background and involvement in management teams: Direct effects and the moderating role of power centralization

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 458-474

  Bunderson, J Stuart ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 0141792439     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/30040638     Document Type: Article

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