Project social capital, leadership and trust: A study of human resource information systems development

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 350-368

  Tansley, Carole ^a   Newell, Sue ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human resource management; Leadership; Project teams; Social capital; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249736836     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940710745932     Document Type: Article

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