Managing the Risk of Learning: Psychological Safety in Work Teams

International Handbook of Organizational Teamwork and Cooperative Working

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 255-275

  Edmondson, Amy C ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviors; Learning; Organizational culture; Organizational work teams; Psychological safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948750797     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470696712.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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