The emotionally abusive workplace

Journal of Emotional Abuse

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 71-79

  Koonin, Michele ^a   Green, Thomas M ^b  

^a Amer Cont Educ Wkpl Train Inst   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bullying; Emotional abuse; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; EMOTION; MENTAL HEALTH; VIOLENCE; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 17444431188     PISSN: 10926798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J135v04n03_05     Document Type: Article

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