Holding onto power: Effects of powerholders' positional instability and expectancies on interactions with subordinates

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 451-468

  Georgesen, John ^a   Harris, Monica J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 33746626552     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.352     Document Type: Conference Paper

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