Workplace violence, employer liability, and implications for organizational research

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 362-370

  Paetzold, Ramona L ^a   O'Leary Kelly, Anne ^b   Griffin, Ricky W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

ADA; Aggression; Legal issues; Sexual harassment; Workplace deviance

Indexed keywords

EID: 37149028279     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492606294521     Document Type: Article

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