Cognitive similarity configurations in teams: In search of the team mindmeld™

Team Effectiveness in Complex Organizations: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives and Approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 241-266

  Rentsch, Joan R ^a   Delise, Lisa A ^a   Hutchison, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Organizational Research Group LLC   (United States)

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EID: 79960046100     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203889312     Document Type: Chapter

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