Are Japanese groups more competitive than Japanese individuals? A cross-cultural validation of the interindividual-intergroup discontinuity effect

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-35

  Takemura, Kosuke ^a   Yuki, Masaki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 33847019559     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590500411534     Document Type: Article

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