Bringing employees closer: The effect of proximity on communication when teams function under time pressure

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-215

  Chong, Darrel S F ^a   Van Eerde, Wendelien ^b   Rutte, Christel G ^c   Chai, Kah Hin ^d  

^a NOL Group   (Singapore)

^b Business School   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; CLOSE PROXIMITY; ENGLAND; GERMANY; INFORMATION EXCHANGES; INNOVATIVE PRODUCT; MODERATING EFFECT; NETHERLANDS; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TEAM COMMUNICATION; TIME PRESSURES; UNIT OF ANALYSIS; WESTERN EUROPE;

HUMAN ENGINEERING; MANAGEMENT; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84857886574     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2011.00890.x     Document Type: Article

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