An introduction to the social psychology of insults in organizations

Human Relations

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1329-1354

  Gabriel, Yiannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict; Emotion; Exclusion; Harassment; Insults; Organizational politics; Psychic injuries; Psychoanalysis; Stereotypes; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040944228     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872679805101101     Document Type: Article

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