Conflict management between and within teams for trusting relationships and performance in China

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 41-65

  Hempel, Paul S ^a   Zhang, Zhi Xue ^b   Tjosvold, Dean ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Peking University   (China)

^c LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 58549095015     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.540     Document Type: Article

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