A Social context model of envy and social undermining

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 643-666

  Duffy, Michelle K ^a   Scott, Kristin L ^b   Shaw, Jason D ^c   Tepper, Bennett J ^d   Aquino, Karl ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84862236837     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2009.0804     Document Type: Article

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