The effects of conflict asymmetry on work group and individual outcomes

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 596-616

  Jehn, Karen A ^a   Rispens, Sonja ^b   Thatcher, Sherry M B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 77953968049     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2010.51468978     Document Type: Article

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