To agree or not to agree: The effects of value congruence, individual demographic dissimilarity, and conflict on workgroup outcomes

International Journal of Conflict Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 287-305

  Jehn, Karen A ^a   Chadwick, Clint ^a   Thatcher, Sherry M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031318689     PISSN: 10444068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb022799     Document Type: Article

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