Differential effects of task and reward interdependence on perceived helping behavior, effort, and group performance

Small Group Research

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 716-740

  Allen, Belinda C ^a   Sargent, Leisa D ^a   Bradley, Lisa M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effort; Group performance; Helping; Reward interdependence; Task interdependence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242467102     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496403257615     Document Type: Article

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