Identity salience: A moderator of the relationship between group gender composition and work group conflict

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 749-766

  Randel, Amy E ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036338141     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.163     Document Type: Article

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