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Struggling to fix teams in real work settings: a challenge assessment and an intervention toolbox

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Struggling to fix teams in real work settings: a challenge assessment and an intervention toolbox. / Alcover, Carlos Maria; Rico, Ramon; West, Michael.
In: Spanish Journal of Psychology, Vol. 24, e23, 08.04.2021.

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Alcover CM, Rico R, West M. Struggling to fix teams in real work settings: a challenge assessment and an intervention toolbox. Spanish Journal of Psychology. 2021 Apr 8;24:e23. doi: 10.1017/SJP.2021.21

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Alcover, Carlos Maria ; Rico, Ramon ; West, Michael. / Struggling to fix teams in real work settings : a challenge assessment and an intervention toolbox. In: Spanish Journal of Psychology. 2021 ; Vol. 24.

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