When do interprofessional teams succeed? investigating the moderating roles of team and professional identity in interprofessional effectiveness

Human Relations

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1321-1343

  Mitchell, Rebecca J ^a   Parker, Vicki ^b   Giles, Michelle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c Hunter New England Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

diversity; healthcare organizations; identity; motivation; organizational psychology; social psychology; teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053000065     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726711416872     Document Type: Article

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