How do people evaluate social sexual conduct at work? A psycholegal model

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-85

  Wiener, Richard L ^a   Hurt, Linda E ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0034131543     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.85.1.75     Document Type: Article

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