Teaching teamwork and problem solving concurrently

Journal of Management Education

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 541-562

  Goltz, Sonia M ^a   Hietapelto, Amy B ^b   Reinsch, Roger W ^b   Tyrell, Sharon K ^c  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ALFRED STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Experiential learning; Group process; Interpersonal skills; Problem solving; Team development; Teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 51849107065     PISSN: 10525629     EISSN: 15526658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1052562907310739     Document Type: Article

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