Collective efficacy as a mediator between cooperative group norms and group positive affect and team creativity

Asia Pacific Journal of Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 693-716

  Kim, Mihee ^a   Shin, Yuhyung ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Collective efficacy; Cooperative group norms; Group positive affect; Team creativity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938745334     PISSN: 02174561     EISSN: 15729958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10490-015-9413-4     Document Type: Article

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