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Wittenbaum, G.M., Vaughan, S.I., Strasser, G. (2002). Coordination in Task-Performing Groups. In: Tindale, R.S., et al. Theory and Research on Small Groups. Social Psychological Applications to Social Issues, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47144-2_9
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