Collective experience of inclusion, diversity, and performance in work groups

Revista de Administracao Mackenzie

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 6-26

  Ferdman, Bernardo M ^a   Avigdor, Avi ^a   Braun, Deborah ^a   Konkin, Jennifer ^a   Kuzmycz, Daniel ^a  

^a Universidade Internacional Alliant   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Group performance; Inclusion; Organizational psychology; Work groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886278419     PISSN: 15186776     EISSN: 16786971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-69712010000300003     Document Type: Article

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