An empirical analysis of the relationship between adult attention deficit and efficacy for working in teams

Team Performance Management: An International Journal

Volumn 13, Issue , 2007, Pages 5-20

  Coetzer, Graeme H ^a   Richmond, Lynn ^a  

^a CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficiency disorder; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247169478     PISSN: 13527592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527590710736699     Document Type: Article

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