Hierarchical cultural values predict success and mortality in high-stakes teams

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1338-1343

  Anicich, Eric M ^a   Swaab, Roderick I ^b   Galinsky, Adam D ^a  

^a The Sanford C Bernstein Co Center for Leadership and Ethics   (United States)

^b INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

Coordination; Culture; Groups; Hierarchy; Psychological safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; CULTURAL VALUE; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROUP PROCESS; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MORTALITY; MOUNTAINEERING; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAVEL; CULTURAL FACTOR; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MORTALITY; MOUNTAINEERING;

EID: 84922379696     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1408800112     Document Type: Article

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