Diversity in demographic characteristics, abilities and personality traits: Do faultlines affect team functioning?

Group Decision and Negotiation

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-193

  Molleman, Eric ^a  

^a Faculty of Management and Organization   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abilities; Cohesion; Conflict; Demographic characteristics; Diversity; Faultline depth; Faultline strength; Personality traits; Team autonomy; Team functioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844499531     PISSN: 09262644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10726-005-6490-7     Document Type: Article

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