Risky business or managed event? Perceptions of power and deception in the workplace

Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications and Conflict

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-80

  Lindsey, Lisa L Massi ^a   Dunbar, Norah E ^b   Russell, Jessica C ^c  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80055090940     PISSN: 15440508     EISSN: 19394691     Source Type: Journal    
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