The differential effect of team members' trust on team performance: The mediation role of team cohesion

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 771-794

  Mach, Merce ^a   Dolan, Simon ^a   Tzafrir, Shay ^a,b  

^a ESADE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 78049521203     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317909X473903     Document Type: Article

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