Development and empirical exploration of an extended model of intra-group conflict

International Journal of Conflict Management

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-30

  Hjert⊘, Kjell B ^a   Kuvaas, Bård ^b  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Conflict management; Individual psychology; Internal conflict; Job satisfaction; Organizational culture; Team performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649363692     PISSN: 10444068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10444060910931585     Document Type: Article

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