The Engines of Positive Relationships Across Difference: Conflict and Learning

Exploring Positive Relationships at Work: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 137-158

  Davidson, Martin N ^a   James, Erika Hayes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781315094199-9     Document Type: Chapter

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