A field test of the diversity-openness moderator model in newly formed groups: Openness to diversity affects group decision effectiveness and interaction patterns

Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 4-16

  Fujimoto, Yuka ^a   Härtel, Charmine E j ^a   Härtel, Günter F ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSL LIMITED   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making; Diversity; Groups; Perceived dissimilarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993009126     PISSN: 13527606     EISSN: 17586089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13527600410797918     Document Type: Article

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