Nothing succeeds like moderation: A social selfregulation perspective on cultural dissimilarity and performance

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1284-1308

  Guillaume, Yves R F ^a   Van Knippenberg, Daan ^b   Brodbeck, Felix C ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 84908459061     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2013.0046     Document Type: Review

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