Reflexivity, stress, and unlearning in the new product development team: The moderating effect of procedural justice

R and D Management

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 410-423

  Lee, Les Tien Shang ^a   Sukoco, Badri Munir ^b  

^a KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b AIRLANGGA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

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EID: 80052802537     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2011.00645.x     Document Type: Article

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