Team task conflict resolution: An examination of its linkages to team personality composition and team effectiveness outcomes

Group Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 159-173

  O'Neill, Thomas A ^a   Allen, Natalie J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dark triad; Personality; Psychopathy; Task conflict; Task conflict resolution; Team conflict; Team effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902985144     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/gdn0000004     Document Type: Article

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