Global organizational communities of practice: The effects of nationality diversity, psychological safety, and media richness on community performance

Human Relations

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 333-362

  Kirkman, Bradley L ^a   Cordery, John L ^b   Mathieu, John ^c   Rosen, Benson ^d   Kukenberger, Michael ^e  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

communication media; communities of practice; nationality diversity; psychological safety; virtual

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874585647     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726712464076     Document Type: Article

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