Let's dance! elastic coordination in creative group work: A qualitative study of modern

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1256-1283

  Harrison, Spencer H ^a   Rouse, Elizabeth D ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84908416954     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.0343     Document Type: Review

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