The effects of teamwork on individual learning and perceptions of team performance: A comparison of facetoface and online project settings

Team Performance Management: An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue , 2010, Pages 124-147

  Williams, Ethlyn A ^a   Castro, Stephanie L ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Individual development; Online operations; Team performance; Team working; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954227486     PISSN: 13527592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527591011053232     Document Type: Article

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