Disappointment and regret

Research Companion to Emotion in Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 90-102

  van Dijk, Wilco W ^a   Harreveld, Frenk V ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 67650755006     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781848443778.00014     Document Type: Chapter

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