Transactive Memory in Organizational Groups: The Effects of Content, Consensus, Specialization, and Accuracy on Group Performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 866-878

  Austin, John R ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; KNOWLEDGE; MANAGEMENT; MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; KNOWLEDGE; MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141872909     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.88.5.866     Document Type: Article

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