Power and morality

Current Opinion in Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-19

  Lammers, Joris ^a   Galinsky, Adam D ^b   Dubois, David ^c   Rucker, Derek D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c INSEAD   (France)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84961289004     PISSN: 2352250X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.03.018     Document Type: Review

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