Mediation Research: A Current Review

Negotiation Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-244

  Wall, James A ^a   Dunne, Timothy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution; Literature review; Mediation; Mediation research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859574272     PISSN: 07484526     EISSN: 15719979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1571-9979.2012.00336.x     Document Type: Review

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