The effects of collectivistic and individualistic values on conflict and decision making: An experiment in China

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2904-2926

  Tjosvold, Dean ^a   Wu, Peiguan ^b   Chen, Yi Feng ^a  

^a LINGNAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 78649393119     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00686.x     Document Type: Article

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