Organization-motivated aggression: A research framework

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 225-253

  O'Leary Kelly, Anne M ^a,c   Griffin, Ricky W ^b,d   Glew, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 0030526418     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1996.9602161571     Document Type: Article

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