The leader’s role in group learning

Work Group Learning: Understanding, Improving and Assessing How Groups Learn in Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 193-214

  Zaccaro, Stephen J ^a   Ely, Katherine ^a   Shuffler, Marissa ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 84920431171     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203809747     Document Type: Chapter

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