Direct and indirect minority influence in groups

Minority Influence and Innovation: Antecedents, Processes and Consequences

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 263-284

  Smith, Christine M ^a   Tindale, R Scott ^b  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80052599420     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203865552     Document Type: Chapter

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