Motivations underlying power dynamics in hierarchically structured groups

Small Group Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 643-669

  Van Dijke, Marius ^a   Poppe, Matthijs ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Power; Power distance; Power dynamics; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048935294     PISSN: 10464964     EISSN: 15528278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1046496407304339     Document Type: Article

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