Power use and differential competence as determinants of subordinates' evaluative and behavioural responses in simulated organizations

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 843-870

  Bruins, Jan ^b   Ellemers, Naomi ^a   De Gilder, Dick ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033228431     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0992(199911)29:7<843::AID-EJSP959>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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