Multiple team membership: A theoretical model of its effects on productivity and learning for individuals and teams

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 461-478

  O'Leary, Michael ^a   Mortensen, Mark ^b   Woolley, Anita ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79958098667     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2011.61031807     Document Type: Article

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