When do we really need interpersonal trust in globally dispersed new product development teams?

R and D Management

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-46

  Muethel, Miriam ^a   Siebdrat, Frank ^a   Hoegl, Martin ^b  

^a WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 84855171229     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2011.00667.x     Document Type: Article

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