Conflict management for effective top management teams and innovation in China

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 277-300

  Chen, Guoquan ^a   Liu, Chunhong ^b   Tjosvold, Dean ^c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 14844303780     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2005.00497.x     Document Type: Review

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