Rocking the boat but keeping it steady: The role of emotion regulation in employee voice

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1703-1723

  Grant, Adam M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 84892600404     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0035     Document Type: Article

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