Effectiveness of Chinese Teams: The Role of Conflict Types and Conflict Management Approaches

Management and Organization Review

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-252

  Tjosvold, Dean ^a   Law, Kenneth S ^b   Sun, L Haifa ^c  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 34547414552     PISSN: 17408776     EISSN: 17408784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8784.2006.00040.x     Document Type: Article

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