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Psychological Safety and Learning Behavior in Work Teams

Edmondson · Origins, Voice & Silence, Team Learning, Measurement & Method · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1999 · Open access

The landmark paper that operationalised psychological safety at team level. Introduced the shared belief definition, the 7-item survey scale, and the empirical link between PS and team learning behaviour. The paper the modern field is built on.

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