Influence in the ivory tower: Examining the appropriate use of social power in the university classroom

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2532-2548

  Elias, Steven M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

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EID: 35348988202     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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