Interaction Effect of Leadership and Communication Media on Feedback Positivity in Virtual Teams

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 716-751

  Kahai, Surinder S ^a   Huang, Rui ^a   Jestice, Rebecca J ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EARLHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

feedback positivity; team performance; transformational leadership; virtual team leadership; virtual teams; virtual worlds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871512886     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: 15523993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601112462061     Document Type: Article

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