Be nice and fair or else: Understanding reasons for employees' deviant behaviors

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-131

  Everton, Wendi J ^a   Jolton, Jeffrey A ^b   Mastrangelo, Paul M ^c  

^a EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kenexa   (United States)

^c Genesee Survey Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee behaviour; Organizational behaviour; Social deviance; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846934438     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710710726035     Document Type: Review

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