Psychological Interventions in Organizations: An Evolutionary Perspective

American Psychologist

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1044-1056

  Colarelli, Stephen M ^a  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001359968     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.53.9.1044     Document Type: Review

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