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Avoiding harm, benefits of interpersonal listening, and social equilibrium adjustment: An applied psychology approach to side effects of organizational interventions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2022

Guy Itzchakov
Affiliation:
University of Haifa
Justin B. Keeler*
Affiliation:
University of Central Oklahoma
Walter J. Sowden
Affiliation:
Tripler Army Medical Center
Walter Slipetz
Affiliation:
Niagara College
Kent S. Faught
Affiliation:
Ouachita Baptist University
*
*Corresponding author. Email: jkeeler@uco.edu

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