Organizational dispute resolution systems

The Psychology of Conflict and Conflict Management in Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 321-352

  Olson Buchanan, Julie B ^a   Boswell, Wendy R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 44349172680     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203810125     Document Type: Chapter

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