A rugged landscape model for self-organization and emergent leadership in creative problem solving and production groups

Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-334

  Guastello, Stephen J ^a   Craven, Joanna ^a   Zygowicz, Karen M ^a   Bock, Benjamin R ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 24944591335     PISSN: 10900578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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