Interpersonal behaviour and social perception in a hierarchy: The interpersonal power and behaviour model

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-33

  Schmid Mast, Marianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hierarchy; Interpersonal behavior; Power; Social perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953663662     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10463283.2010.486942     Document Type: Article

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