Team identification: A determining factor of performance

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 247-258

  Solansky, Stephanie T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON VICTORIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Identification; Performance management; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952781731     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941111112677     Document Type: Article

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