Leadership, behavioral context, and the performance of work groups in a knowledge-intensive setting

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 384-400

  Carmeli, Abraham ^a   Waldman, David A ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral context; Defense industry; Knowledge management; Leadership; Work groups

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL CONTEXT; BEHAVIORAL INTEGRATIONS; DEFENSE INDUSTRY; GROUP PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE; LEADERSHIP; THEORY DEVELOPMENT; WORKGROUPS;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

GROUP THEORY;

EID: 77954689227     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-009-9125-3     Document Type: Article

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