Canadian and American reactions to drug and alcohol testing programs in the workplace

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 191-208

  Seijts, Gerard H ^a   Skarlicki, Daniel P ^b   Gilliland, Stephen W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug and alcohol testing; Fairness; Organizational justice; Third party perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 29444445051     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ERRJ.0000004058.01981.70     Document Type: Article

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