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Team-Level Innovative Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Teamwork for Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Drawing on literature from the areas of teamwork, organisational theory, international business, cross-cultural management, as well as African history, this Chapter develops a multi-level theory concerning the innovative performance of teams in sub- Saharan Africa.

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(2007). Team-Level Innovative Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa. In: Teamwork for Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa. DUV. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8350-9588-5_3

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