The role of openness to cognitive diversity and group processes in knowledge creation

Small Group Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 535-554

  Mitchell, Rebecca ^a   Nicholas, Stephen ^a   Boyle, Brendan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Knowledge creation; Team dynamics; Team processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349445301     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496409338302     Document Type: Article

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