Unseen injustice: Incivility as modern discrimination in organizations

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-75

  Cortina, Lilia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 38049176902     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2008.27745097     Document Type: Article

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