Anger in the workplace: An emotion script approach to anger episodes between workers and their superiors, co-workers and subordinates

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-162

  Fitness, Julie ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0034146870     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(200003)21:2<147::AID-JOB35>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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