Raising Voice, Risking Retaliation: Events Following Interpersonal Mistreatment in the Workplace

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 247-265

  Cortina, Lilia M ^a   Magley, Vicki J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIFE SATISFACTION; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS; VICTIM; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CRIME VICTIMS; DATA COLLECTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VOICE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0242350151     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.8.4.247     Document Type: Article

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