Temporal diversity and team performance: The moderating role of team temporal leadership

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 489-508

  Mohammed, Susan ^a   Nadkarni, Sucheta ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959925442     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMJ.2011.61967991     Document Type: Article

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