Managing teams in the dynamic organization: The effects of revolving membership and changing task demands on expertise and status in groups

Leading and Managing People in the Dynamic Organization

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 113-134

  Thomas Hunt, Melissa C ^a   Phillips, Katherine W ^b  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84920850715     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410607508     Document Type: Chapter

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