Teamwork on the line can pay off down the line

Journal of Workplace Learning

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 75-96

  Lantz, Annika ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Employees; Innovation; Organizational effectiveness; Team working

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955548162     PISSN: 13665626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13665621111108765     Document Type: Article

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