The effects of demographic differences on forming intragroup relationships

Small Group Research

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 179-202

  Valenti, M Alix ^a   Rockett, Tracey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Group heterogeneity; Organizational diversity; Professional service firms; Relational demography; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 40849135770     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496408315981     Document Type: Article

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