The decision to blow the whistle: A social information processing framework

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-123

  Gundlach, Michael J ^a   Douglas, Scott C ^a   Martinko, Mark J ^a  

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EID: 0037254615     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2003.8925239     Document Type: Article

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