Consensus problem-solving increases perceived communication openness in organizations

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 215-229

  Breen, Virginia ^a,d   Fetzer, Ronald ^a,b,d   Howard, Linda ^c   Preziosi, Robert ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication openness; Consensus problem solving; Organizational silence; Strategic decision making processes; Team learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744446487     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-005-9050-z     Document Type: Article

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