A configural theory of team processes: Accounting for the structure of taskwork and teamwork

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-48

  Crawford, Eean R ^a   Lepine, Jeffery A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84878650638     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2011.0206     Document Type: Article

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