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Increasing age diversity in work groups due to demographic changes in recent decades raises the question of whether age diversity benefits or harms teamwork.
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This research was supported by multiple grants from the German Research Foundation (WE 1504/8-1; WE 1504/8-2; WE 1504/8-3; SCHM 851/1-1; SCHM 851/1-2; SCHM 851/1-3).
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Ries, B.C. et al. (2013). Age Diversity and Team Effectiveness. In: Schlick, C., Frieling, E., Wegge, J. (eds) Age-Differentiated Work Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35057-3_5
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