Being attuned to intergroup differences in mergers: The role of aligned leaders for low-status groups

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1194-1201

  Jetten, Jolanda ^a   Duck, Julie ^b   Terry, Deborah J ^b   O'Brien, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 23044533267     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672022812005     Document Type: Article

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