Understanding the multidimensionality of group development

Small Group Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 327-350

  Chang, Artemis ^a   Duck, Julie ^b   Bordia, Prashant ^c  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Group development; Group processes; Theory; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745862026     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496406290564     Document Type: Article

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