The influence of personality on workplace bullying and discrimination

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2554-2577

  Parkins, Irina Sumajin ^a,b   Fishbein, Harold D ^a   Ritchey, P Neal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b University of Cincinnati ^*  (United States)

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EID: 33748786224     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00117.x     Document Type: Article

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