The impact of age diversity in teams on group performance, innovation and health

Handbook of Managerial Behavior and Occupational Health

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 79-94

  Wegge, Jürgen ^a   Schmidt, Klaus Helmut ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

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