Implicit Theories of Organizational Power and Priming Effects on Managerial Power-Sharing Decisions: An Experimental Study

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 297-321

  Coleman, Peter T ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

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EID: 1542290869     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02549.x     Document Type: Review

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