Restorative justice: not “rights”, but the right way to heal relationships at work

International Journal of Conflict Management

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 4-22

  Kidder, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative dispute resolution; Conflict resolution; Employee relations; Intergroup relations; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547442577     PISSN: 10444068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10444060710759291     Document Type: Review

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