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The Individual Flow Experience in the Context of Teams

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As we now have a broad understanding of the phenomenon of flow, it is time to delve deeper into the literature on how one comes to experience flow. Which prerequisites enable us to experience flow and what are the characteristics of workplace flow experiences?

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  2. Quality of Life Laboratory, New York, NY, USA

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van den Hout, J.J.J., Davis, O.C. (2019). The Individual Flow Experience in the Context of Teams. In: Team Flow. SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-27871-7_2

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