Multitasking teams with variable complementarity: Challenges for capabiuty management

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 273-296

  Postrel, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 65249190292     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2009.36982626     Document Type: Review

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