Interpersonal Congruence, Transactive Memory, and Feedback Processes: An Integrative Model of Group Learning

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 114-135

  London, Manuel ^a   Polzer, Jeffrey T ^b   Omoregie, Heather ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

feedback; group learning; interpersonal congruence; self verification; transactive memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992905433     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484305275767     Document Type: Article

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