Climate uniformity: Its influence on team communication quality, task conflict, and team performance

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1042-1058

  González Romá, Vicente ^a   Hernández, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate uniformity; Team climate; Team communication quality; Team performance; Team task conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFLICT; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; COMMERCE; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE;

EID: 84925647404     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: 19391854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037868     Document Type: Article

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