Parsing work environments along the dimensions of sexual and non-sexual harassment: Drawing lines in office sand

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-55

  Pesta, Bryan J ^a   Hrivnak, Mary W ^a   Dunegan, Kenneth J ^a  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient harassment; Employment discrimination law; Hostile work environment; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847662103     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-006-9031-x     Document Type: Article

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