Conflict frames and the use of deception: Are competitive negotiators less ethical?

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2123-2149

  Schweitzer, Maurice E ^a   DeChurch, Leslie A ^b   Gibson, Donald E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 32244436994     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02212.x     Document Type: Article

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