Putting upward influence strategies in context

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-42

  Farmer, Steven M ^a   Maslyn, John M ^b   Fedor, Donald B ^b   Goodman, Jodi S ^c  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030614933     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199701)18:1<17::AID-JOB785>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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