Chapter 11 The Social Consequences of Expressing Emotional Ambivalence in Groups and Teams

Research on Managing Groups and Teams

Volumn 10, Issue , 2007, Pages 275-308

  Rothman, Naomi B ^a   Wiesenfeld, Batia M ^a  

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EID: 34250716916     PISSN: 15340856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1534-0856(07)10011-6     Document Type: Review

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