Collaboration at work: An integrative multilevel conceptualization

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-145

  Bedwell, Wendy L ^a   Wildman, Jessica L ^a   DiazGranados, Deborah ^a   Salazar, Maritza ^a   Kramer, William S ^a   Salas, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Collaborative behavior; Collaborative performance; Cooperation; Coordination; Teams; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859916756     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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