The formation of teams: A British and German comparison

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 800-817

  Murakami, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agreements; Car industry; Team leaders; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042983967     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095851998340801     Document Type: Article

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