Does type of team matter? An investigation of the relationships between job characteristics and outcomes within a team-based environment

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 485-507

  Abbott, John B ^a   Boyd, Nancy G ^a   Miles, Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Commitment; Job characteristics model; Satisfaction; Teams

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PERSONNEL LOYALTY;

EID: 33747166382     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.146.4.485-507     Document Type: Article

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