Systemic creation of organizational anxiety: An empirical study

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 471-489

  Voyer, John J ^a   Gould, Janet M ^b   Ford, David N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 0040322910     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886397334004     Document Type: Article

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