Task bubbles, artifacts, shared emotion, and mutual focus of attention: A comparative study of the microprocesses of group engagement

Organization Science

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 455-475

  Metiu, Anca ^a   Rothbard, Nancy P ^b  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Groups; Interaction ritual; Problem solving; Qualitative; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877645160     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1120.0738     Document Type: Article

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