Newcomers as change agents: Effects of newcomers' behavioral style and teams' performance optimism

Social Influence

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-61

  Hansen, Thomas ^a   Levine, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Minority influence; Newcomers; Work teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049146942     PISSN: 15534510     EISSN: 15534529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15534510802280827     Document Type: Article

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