Not all is fair in love and work: Coworkers' preferences for and responses to managerial interventions regarding workplace romances

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1043-1056

  Foley, Sharon ^a   Powell, Gary N ^b  

^a Richmond American International University   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0033234892     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199912)20:7<1043::AID-JOB1>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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