Task contingencies in the curvilinear relationships between intergroup networks and initiative performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 865-889

  Lechner, Christoph ^a   Frankenberger, Karolin ^a   Floyd, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 77955695620     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.52814620     Document Type: Article

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