Conflict management styles as indicators of behavioral pattern in business negotiation: The impact of contextualism in two countries

International Journal of Conflict Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 260-279

  Ma, Zhenzhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; China; Conflict management; Negotiating

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248977141     PISSN: 10444068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10444060710825990     Document Type: Article

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