Organizational Behavior
OER 2019 Edition
ISBN: 9781947172715
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Chapter 18, Problem 11CRQ
In organizations with which you are familiar, which of the many suggestions for coping with stress would be most applicable? Are the strategies you selected individual or organizational strategies?
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