Antecedents and the performance outcome of transactive memory in daycare work groups

European Psychologist

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-113

  Peltokorpi, Vesa ^a   Manka, Marja Liisa ^b  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Group performance; Group potency; Interpersonal communication; Transactive memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 44449147848     PISSN: 10169040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1016-9040.13.2.103     Document Type: Article

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