Effects of champion behavior, team potency, and external communication activities on predicting team performance

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 180-211

  Howell, Jane M ^a,c   Shea, Christine M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Champion; External communication activities; Innovation; Product development; Team potency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644626531     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601104273067     Document Type: Article

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