Unified diversity in top-level teams: Enhancing collaboration and quality in strategic decision-making

International Journal of Organizational Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-149

  Michie, Susan G ^a   Dooley, Robert S ^b   Fryxell, Gerald E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

Author keywords

Decision making; Senior management; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249126213     PISSN: 19348835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10553180610742764     Document Type: Article

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