Ties, leaders, and time in teams: Strong inference about network structure's effects on team viability and performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-68

  Balkundi, Prasad ^a   Harrison, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33644598418     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2006.20785500     Document Type: Article

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