Team Characteristics and Team Member Knowledge, Skills, and Ability Relationships to the Effectiveness of Cross-Functional Teams in the Public Sector

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 26, Issue 10-11, 2003, Pages 1165-1203

  Athanasaw, Yvonne A ^a  

^a US Postal Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross functional teams; Effective team members; Effectiveness of cross functional teams in the public sector; Knowledge, skills, and ability; Public sector teams; Team characteristics; Team member knowledge; Team member skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 85055301743     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/PAD-120019926     Document Type: Article

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