Gender-Based vicarious sensitivity to disempowering behavior in organizations: Exploring an expanded concept of hostile working environment

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 135-147

  Vance, Charles M ^a   Ensher, Ellen A ^a   Hendricks, Frederica M ^b   Harris, Claudia ^c  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Docente universitario   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disempowerment; Gender based sensitivity; Hostile environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347266074     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ERRJ.0000038649.75806.28     Document Type: Article

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