Learning from conflicts? The relations between task and relationship conflicts, team learning and team performance

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 381-404

  van Woerkom, Marianne ^a   van Engen, Marloes L ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Relationship conflict; Task conflict; Team learning; Team performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951694733     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13594320802569514     Document Type: Article

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