Intragroup conflict as a mediator between cultural diversity and work group outcomes

International Journal of Conflict Management

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 345-375

  Vodosek, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Equal opportunities; Group work

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448938689     PISSN: 10444068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10444060710833469     Document Type: Article

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