Analyzing harsh words in a sensitive setting: American expatriates in communist China

Journal of Organizational Behavior Management

Volumn 18, Issue SPEC.ISS., 1997, Pages 559-582

  Doucet, Lorna ^a   Jehn, Karen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031521334     PISSN: 01608061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1379(199711)18:1+<559::aid-job907>3.3.co;2-8     Document Type: Article

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