Explaining compassion organizing

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-96

  Dutton, Jane E ^a   Worline, Monica C ^b   Frost, Peter J ^c   Lilius, Jacoba ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 33747078181     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2189/asqu.51.1.59     Document Type: Article

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