The role of gender in team collaboration and performance

Interdisciplinary Science Reviews

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 146-153

  Bear, Julia B ^a   Woolley, Anita Williams ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective intelligence; Gender diversity of teams; Team performance; Team work; Women in science

Indexed keywords

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCES; GENDER DIVERSITY; TEAM PERFORMANCE; TEAM WORK; WOMEN IN SCIENCE;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

EID: 79959645137     PISSN: 03080188     EISSN: 17432790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/030801811X13013181961473     Document Type: Review

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