Political influence compatibility: Fitting the person to the climate

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 709-730

  Christiansen, Neil ^a   Villanova, Peter ^b   Mikulay, Shawn ^b  

^a CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sloan Hall ^*

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EID: 0031506730     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199711)18:6<709::AID-JOB811>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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