Quantifying the “softer side” of management education: An example using teamwork competencies

Journal of Management Education

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-80

  Halfhill, Terry R ^a   Nielsen, Tjai M ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

management education; peer feedback; team feedback; teamwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990345106     PISSN: 10525629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1052562906287777     Document Type: Article

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