Illusion, disillusion, and the buffering effect of groups

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-116

  Heath, Chip ^b   Jourden, Forest J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0011152337     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/obhd.1997.2676     Document Type: Article

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