Transactive memory systems 1985-2010: An integrative framework of key dimensions, antecedents, and consequences

Academy of Management Annals

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 189-229

  Ren, Yuqing ^a   Argote, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79960784732     PISSN: 19416520     EISSN: 19416067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19416520.2011.590300     Document Type: Review

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