Can an angry woman get ahead? Status conferral, gender, and expression of emotion in the workplace: Research article

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 268-275

  Brescoll, Victoria L ^a   Uhlmann, Eric Luis ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 40249106195     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02079.x     Document Type: Article

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