The conflict-cohesion hypothesis: Past, present, and possible futures

Advances in Group Processes

Volumn 28, Issue , 2011, Pages 189-225

  Benard, Stephen ^a   Doan, Long ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84868640339     PISSN: 08826145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S0882-6145(2011)0000028010     Document Type: Review

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