Recovery at work: Understanding the restorative side of "depleting" client interactions

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 569-588

  Lilius, Jacoba M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84873965194     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2010.0458     Document Type: Article

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