Interactive affective sharing versus non-interactive affective sharing in work groups: Comparative effects of group affect on work group performance and dynamics

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 312-323

  Klep, Annefloor ^a   Wisse, Barbara ^b   Van der Flier, Henk ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 79953062552     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.775     Document Type: Article

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