CROSS-FUNCTIONAL PROJECT GROUPS IN RESEARCH AND NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: DIVERSITY, COMMUNICATIONS, JOB STRESS, AND OUTCOMES.

2001/06/01 by R. T. Keller, Robert T. Keller · 636 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Decision Sciences · Engineering · Psychology · #Business #Computer science #Construction Project Management and Performance #Diversity (politics) #Economics #Engineering #Innovation and Knowledge Management #Job satisfaction #Job stress #Knowledge management #Management #Marketing #New product development #Operations management #Political science #Product (mathematics) #Psychology #Public relations #Social psychology #Sociology #Stress (linguistics) #Team Dynamics and Performance

paper · doi:10.2307/3069369

published in Academy of Management Journal 44(3), 547-555 (Academy of Management)

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Abstract

A model of cross-functional project groups was developed and hypotheses were tested in a study of 93 research and new product development groups from four companies. The results showed that functio...

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