Effects of organizational support on potency in work teams: The mediating role of team processes

Small Group Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-93

  Kennedy, Frances A ^a   Loughry, Misty L ^b   Klammer, Thomas P ^c   Beyerlein, Michael M ^d  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational support; Potency; Team performance; Team processes; Work teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149157816     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496408326744     Document Type: Article

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