Conflict transformation: A longitudinal investigation of the relationships between different types of intragroup conflict and the moderating role of conflict resolution

Small Group Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-302

  Greer, Lindred L ^a   Jehn, Karen A ^b   Mannix, Elizabeth A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

Author keywords

Conflict; Teams; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949124832     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496408317793     Document Type: Article

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