Forgiveness from the perspectives of three response modes: Begrudgement, pragmatism, and transcendence

Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 78-103

  Bright, David S ^a   Fry, Ronald E ^a   Cooperrider, David L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis; Interpersonal Connections; Liminality; Organizational Healing; Qualitative Research; Virtuousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007845303     PISSN: 14766086     EISSN: 1942258X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766080609518612     Document Type: Article

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