When timeliness matters: The effect of status on reactions to perceived time delay within distributed collaboration

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1385-1395

  Sheldon, Oliver J ^a,b   Thomas Hunt, Melissa C ^a,b   Proell, Chad A ^a,b  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Delay; Distributed work; Expectancy violation; Knowledge valuation; Status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; TIME; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 33750996716     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.91.6.1385     Document Type: Article

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