Leadership and conflict: Using power to manage conflict in groups for better rather than worse

Power and Interdependence in Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 281-298

  Peterson, Randall S ^a   Harvey, Sarah ^a  

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EID: 78049456252     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511626562.018     Document Type: Chapter

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