The role of positive affectivity in team effectiveness during crises

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 473-491

  Kaplan, Seth ^a   Laport, Kate ^a   Waller, Mary J ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affect; Crisis; Team effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876428104     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.1817     Document Type: Article

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