Group Faultlines: A Review, Integration, and Guide to Future Research

Journal of Management

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 969-1009

  Thatcher, Sherry M B ^a   Patel, Pankaj C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

faultlines; group composition; group diversity; subgroups

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861711279     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206311426187     Document Type: Review

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