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Shared success begets success

Nature Human Behaviour volume 3, pages 22–23 (2019)Cite this article

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Understanding what enables teams to flourish has been the focus of considerable interest across domains of human behaviour. A study finds that, in addition to recruiting and retaining highly skilled members, shared prior success significantly contributes to enhanced team performance.

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Beauchamp, M.R. Shared success begets success. Nat Hum Behav 3, 22–23 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0479-0

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