Language exclusion and the consequences of perceived ostracism in the workplace

Group Dynamics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-70

  Hitlan, Robert T ^a   Kelly, Kristine M ^b   Schepman, Stephen ^c   Schneider, Kimberly T ^d   Zárate, Michael A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Exclusion; Ostracism; Prejudice; Workplace attitudes and behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITIZENSHIP; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PREDICTION; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THREAT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33646500574     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2699.10.1.56     Document Type: Article

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