A field study of group diversity, workgroup context, and performance

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 703-729

  Jehn, Karen A ^a   Bezrukova, Katerina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10944240196     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.257     Document Type: Article

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