Unlocking the influence of leadership network structures on team conflict and viability

Small Group Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-322

  Balkundi, Prasad ^a,d   Barsness, Zoe ^b   Michael, Judd H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d 326F Jacobs Management Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Leader centrality; Social networks; Team viability

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549133395     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496409333404     Document Type: Article

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