Appeasing equals: Lateral deference in organizational communication

Administrative Science Quarterly

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 373-406

  Fragale, Alison R ^a   Sumanth, John J ^b   Tiedens, Larissa Z ^c   Northcraft, Gregory B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Deference; Hierarchy; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868620406     PISSN: 00018392     EISSN: 19303815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0001839212461439     Document Type: Article

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