Sexual harassment as unethical behavior: The role of moral intensity

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 73-92

  O'Leary Kelly, Anne M ^a   Bowes Sperry, Lynn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; Sex discrimination; Sexual harrassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009926302     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4822(00)00041-3     Document Type: Article

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