The influence of managerial accounts on employees' reactions to negative feedback

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 480-503

  Tata, Jasmine ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0036459881     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601102238358     Document Type: Article

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