Conflict and group decision making: The role of social motivation

The Psychology of Conflict and Conflict Management in Organizations

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 115-147

  Beersma, Bianca ^a   Conlon, Donald E ^b   Hollenbeck, John R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84920393773     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203810125     Document Type: Chapter

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