Explaining the influence of anger and compassion on negotiators' interaction goals: An assessment of trust and distrust as two distinct mediators

Communication Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 443-472

  Liu, Meina ^a   Wang, Chongwei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Distrust; Emotion; Interaction goals; Negotiation; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955036112     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650210362681     Document Type: Article

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