Resistance to deficient organizational authority: The impact of culture and connectedness in the workplace

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 834-851

  Wosinska, Wilhelmina ^a   Cialdini, Robert B ^a   Petrova, Petia K ^b   Barrett, Daniel W ^c   Gornik Durose, Malgorzata ^d   Butner, Jonathan ^e   Griskevicius, Vladas ^f  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^c WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 64549110722     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00462.x     Document Type: Article

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