Upstream facilitation: A proactive approach to managing problem-solving groups

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 33-50

  Friedman, Paul G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 84970297031     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318989003001003     Document Type: Article

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