Employees' communication attitudes and dislike for working in a group

Psychological Reports

Volumn 101, Issue 3 II, 2007, Pages 1037-1040

  Madlock, Paul E ^a   Kennedy Lightsey, Carrie D ^a   Myers, Scott A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONFLICT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 39649118426     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.101.4.1037-1040     Document Type: Article

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