Decoupling task and relationship conflict: The role of intragroup emotional processing

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 589-605

  Yang, Jixia ^a   Mossholder, Kevin W ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 10944242361     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.258     Document Type: Review

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