Understanding supervisor-targeted aggression: A within-person, between-jobs design

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 731-739

  Inness, Michelle ^a,b,c   Barling, Julian ^a,b   Turner, Nick ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggression; Individual differences; Moonlighters; Situational characteristics; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 24944579247     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.90.4.731     Document Type: Review

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