Solidarity through networks: The effects of task and informal interdependence on cooperation within teams

Employee Relations

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-137

  Koster, Ferry ^a   Stokman, Frans ^b   Hodson, Randy ^c   Sanders, Karin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Competences; Employee behaviour; Responsibilities; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845381279     PISSN: 01425455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01425450710719978     Document Type: Article

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