The catalyst effect: The impact of transactive memory system structure on team performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1154-1173

  Mell, Julija N ^a   Van Knippenberg, Daan ^a   Van Ginkel, Wendy P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84906981183     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.0589     Document Type: Article

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