In addition to shared goals: The impact of mental models on team innovation and learning

International Journal of Innovation and Learning

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-25

  Lee Kelley, Liz ^a   Blackman, Deborah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Innovation; Knowledge; Learning; Mental models; Team management; Teams

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; LEARNING;

EID: 15944398680     PISSN: 14718197     EISSN: 17408016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2005.006080     Document Type: Article

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