Multilevel knowledge and team performance

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1003-1031

  Griffith, Terri L ^a   Sawyer, John E ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 78649505058     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.660     Document Type: Article

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