The coevolution of network ties and perceptions of team psychological safety

Organization Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 564-581

  Schulte, Mathis ^a   Cohen, N Andrew ^b   Klein, Katherine J ^b  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Group processes and performance; Group structure; Longitudinal research design; Network analysis; Psychological processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863092478     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1100.0582     Document Type: Article

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