The impact of teamwork on skills: Employee perceptions of who gains and who loses

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 13-29

  Bacon, Nicolas ^a   Blyton, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 35348964643     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2003.tb00088.x     Document Type: Article

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