The roles of group potency and information and communication technologies in the relationship between task conflict and team effectiveness: A longitudinal study

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2888-2903

  Lira, Eva M ^a   Ripoll, Pilar ^a   Peiró, José M ^a   González, Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Communication media; Group potency; Longitudinal study; Task conflict; Team effectiveness

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNICATION MEDIA; GROUP POTENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; TASK CONFLICTS; TEAM EFFECTIVENESS;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 34249983169     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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