Equality Versus Differentiation: The Effects of Power Dispersion on Group Interaction

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1032-1044

  Greer, Lindred L ^a   van Kleef, Gerben A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution; Equality; Power; Power dispersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; NEGOTIATING; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); WORKPLACE;

EID: 78049477141     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020373     Document Type: Article

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