An expanded typology of conflict at work: Task, relationship and non-task organizational conflict as social stressors

Work and Stress

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 339-350

  Bruk Lee, Valentina ^a   Nixon, Ashley E ^b   Spector, Paul E ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

conflict; occupational health; social stressor; strain; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888001131     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678373.2013.841303     Document Type: Article

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