Reported incidence rates of work-related sexual harassment in the united states: Using meta-analysis to explain reported rate disparities

Personnel Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 607-631

  Ilies, Remus ^b   Hauserman, Nancy ^a   Schwochau, Susan ^c   Stibal, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0141872550     PISSN: 00315826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6570.2003.tb00752.x     Document Type: Article

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