Ain't Misbehavin: Workplace deviance as organizational resistance

Journal of Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 378-394

  Lawrence, Thomas B ^a   Robinson, Sandra L ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deviance; Organization; Power; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248632503     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206307300816     Document Type: Article

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