The Power of " We": Effects of Psychological Collectivism on Team Performance Over Time

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 247-262

  Dierdorff, Erich C ^a   Bell, Suzanne T ^a   Belohlav, James A ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Longitudinal performance; Multilevel modeling; Team performance; TMX

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOALS; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953070850     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020929     Document Type: Article

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