Distributing adventitious outcomes: Social norms, egocentric martyrs, and the effects on future relationships

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 181-200

  McLean Parks, Judi ^c   Boles, Terry L ^c   Conlon, Donald E ^c   DeSouza, Eros ^c   Gatewood, Wallace ^c   Gibson, Kevin ^c   Halpern, Jennifer J ^c   Locke, Don C ^c   Nekich, Jamie C ^c   Straub, Paul ^c   Wilson, George ^c   Murnighan, J Keith ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0010797965     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1996.0073     Document Type: Article

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