Examining the "Pros" and "Cons" of Team Conflict: A Team-Level Meta-Analysis of Task, Relationship, and Process Conflict

Human Performance

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-260

  O'Neill, Thomas A ^a   Allen, Natalie J ^b   Hastings, Stephanie E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

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EID: 84880374433     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959285.2013.795573     Document Type: Article

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