Faultlines and Subgroups: A Meta-Review and Measurement Guide

Small Group Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 633-670

  Meyer, Bertolt ^a   Glenz, Andreas ^b   Antino, Mirko ^c   Rico, Ramón ^d   González Romá, Vicente ^e  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

faultlines; measures; simulation; subgroups; team diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911114535     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496414552195     Document Type: Article

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