Evaluating the Management of Interpersonal Conflict in Organizations: A Factor-Analytic Study of Outcome Criteria

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Meyer, John P ^a   Gemmell, Joanne M ^a   Gregory Irving, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

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EID: 0031512802     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.1997.tb00114.x     Document Type: Article

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