Assessing the effectiveness of conflict management training in a health sector organization: evidence from subjective and objective indicators

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-12

  Leon Perez, Jose M ^a   Notelaers, Guy ^b   Leon Rubio, Jose M ^c  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

absenteeism; conflict management; dual concern model; training evaluation; workplace conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949533457     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2015.1010520     Document Type: Article

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