The impact of autonomy and task uncertainty on team performance: A longitudinal field study

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 240-258

  Cordery, John L ^a   Morrison, David ^b   Wright, Brett M ^c   Wall, Toby D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c St George Bank   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 75849160197     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.657     Document Type: Article

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