Group size, group development, and group productivity

Small Group Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-262

  Wheelan, Susan A ^a  

^a GDQ Associates Inc

Author keywords

Group development; Group productivity; Size; Work groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349117000     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496408328703     Document Type: Article

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