Effects of membership change on open discussion and team performance: The moderating role of team tenure

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-249

  Hirst, Giles ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Membership change; Performance; R D; Team communication; Tenure

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449589235     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320802394202     Document Type: Article

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