Conflict in small groups: The meaning and consequences of process conflict

Small Group Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-176

  Behfar, Kristin J ^a   Mannix, Elizabeth A ^b   Peterson, Randall S ^c   Trochim, William M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

intragroup conflict; process conflict; small group process

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953289884     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496410389194     Document Type: Article

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