Further thoughts on the romance of teams: A reaction to the commentaries

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 485-491

  Allen, Natalie J ^a   Hecht, Tracy D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

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EID: 10244228012     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0963179042596423     Document Type: Review

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