Effects of influence tactics and social contexts in conflict: An experiment on relationships in China

International Journal of Conflict Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 239-258

  Tjosvold, Dean ^a,c   Sun, Haifa F ^b  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0035567549     PISSN: 10444068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb022857     Document Type: Article

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