Re-examining the functional diversity-performance relationship: The roles of behavioral integration, team cohesion, and team learning

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 3500-3507

  Tekleab, Amanuel G ^a   Karaca, Ayse ^a   Quigley, Narda R ^b   Tsang, Eric W K ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Villanova School of Business   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral integration; Functional diversity; Team cohesion; Team learning; Team performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84971405707     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.01.036     Document Type: Article

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