Structural properties of work groups and their consequences for performance

Social Networks

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-210

  Cummings, Jonathon N ^a   Cross, Rob ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication networks; Core periphery; Structural holes; Team performance; Work groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842773499     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8733(02)00049-7     Document Type: Article

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