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Sound sensitivities in the “quiet” environment: Implications and strategies for management

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2024

Rob Austin McKee*
Affiliation:
University of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX, USA
Zahir I. Latheef
Affiliation:
University of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX, USA
Whitney Botsford Morgan
Affiliation:
University of Houston Downtown, Houston, TX, USA
*
Corresponding author: Rob Austin McKee; Email: mckeer@uhd.edu

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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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