Chapter 8 On not blowing the whistle: quiescent silence as an emotion episode

Research on Emotion in Organizations

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages 181-206

  Blenkinsopp, John ^a   Edwards, Marissa S ^a  

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EID: 47549115064     PISSN: 17469791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1746-9791(08)04008-X     Document Type: Review

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