1. Reparing Relationships Within and Between Organizations: Building A Conceptual Foundation
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Kurt T. Dirks, Roy J. Lewicki, and Akbar Zaheer
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Conceptual framework ,Work (electrical) ,Management science ,Management of Technology and Innovation ,Strategy and Management ,Conceptual foundation ,Sociology ,Organizational effectiveness ,General Business, Management and Accounting ,Discipline - Abstract
How can relationships be repaired after being damaged? There is a small but growing body of work on the topic from a number of different disciplinary perspectives using different theoretical lenses and at different levels of analysis. We begin by examining the existing streams of work on relationship repair and organizing them into a conceptual framework. We then consider four questions that probe assumptions or overlooked issues in existing research with the intent of moving toward a more comprehensive conceptual foundation.
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- 2009
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