The effectiveness of teams in organizations: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2749-2769

  Richter, A W ^a   Dawson, J F ^b   West, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Organizational effectiveness; Teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052158249     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.573971     Document Type: Article

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