Sexual harassment: A matter of individual ethics, legal definitions, or organizational policy?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 129-146

  Keyton, Joann ^a   Rhodes, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 0031521221     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017905100869     Document Type: Article

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