Sexual harassment in the workplace: Unanticipated consequences of modern social control in organizations

Work and Occupations

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 411-446

  Mueller, Charles W ^a   De Coster, Stacy ^b   Estes, Sarah Beth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 0035511392     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888401028004003     Document Type: Article

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