Time matters in team performance: Effects of member familiarity, entrainment, and task discontinuity on speed and quality

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 633-669

  Harrison, David A ^c   Mohammed, Susan ^d   Mcgrath, Joseph E ^a   Florey, Anna T ^b   Vanderstoep, Scott W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 0141976354     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2003.tb00753.x     Document Type: Article

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