Verbal interaction sequences and group mood: Exploring the role of team planning communication

Small Group Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 639-668

  Lehmann Willenbrock, Nale ^a   Meyers, Renee A ^b   Kauffeld, Simone ^a   Neininger, Alexandra ^a   Henschel, Angela ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^c Freelance Consultant   (Germany)

Author keywords

complaining; group mood; interest in change; lag sequential analysis; planning communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 82855178039     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496411398397     Document Type: Article

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