The effects of job complexity and autonomy on cohesiveness in collectivistic and individualistic work groups: A cross-cultural analysis

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 979-1001

  Man, Derek C ^a   Lam, Simon S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0345016399     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.227     Document Type: Article

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