Overcoming barriers to collaboration: Psychological safety and learning in diverse teams

Team Effectiveness in Complex Organizations: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives and Approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 183-208

  Edmondson, Amy C ^a   Roloff, Kathryn S ^b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84909245806     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203889312     Document Type: Chapter

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