Groupthink and sports: An application of Whyte's model

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 20-28

  Koerber, Charles P ^a   Neck, Christopher P ^a  

^a PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Groupthink; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986131933     PISSN: 09596119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09596110310458954     Document Type: Article

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