Transactive Memory System Links Work Team Characteristics and Performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1722-1730

  Zhang, Zhi Xue ^a   Hempel, Paul S ^b   Han, Yu Lan ^a   Tjosvold, Dean ^c  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

performance; team characteristics; team process; transactive memory system; work team

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; MEMORY;

ADULT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEMORY;

EID: 36348946955     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.92.6.1722     Document Type: Article

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