Power in Groups and Organizations

International Handbook of Organizational Teamwork and Cooperative Working

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 229-254

  Coleman, Peter T ^a   Voronov, Maxim ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Management studies; Oppression; Organizations; Power; Psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944266700     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470696712.ch12     Document Type: Chapter

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