A Review and Integration of Team Composition Models: Moving Toward a Dynamic and Temporal Framework

Journal of Management

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 130-160

  Mathieu, John E ^a   Tannenbaum, Scott I ^b   Donsbach, Jamie S ^b   Alliger, George M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

staffing; team composition; team effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890058313     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206313503014     Document Type: Article

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