Relief and redress for targets of workplace bullying

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-43

  Meglich Sespico, Patricia ^a   Faley, Robert H ^a   Knapp, Deborah Erdos ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional distress; Legal remedies; Post traumatic stress disorder; Workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847632626     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-006-9030-y     Document Type: Article

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