A review of research on personality in teams: Accounting for pathways spanning levels of theory and analysis

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 311-330

  LePine, Jeffery A ^a   Buckman, Brooke R ^a   Crawford, Eean R ^a   Methot, Jessica R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multi level; Personality; Team composition; Team design; Team effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051474007     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2010.10.004     Document Type: Review

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