Responding to sexual harassment complaints: Effects of a dissolved workplace romance on decision-making standards

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 66-82

  Pierce, Charles A ^a   Broberg, Brandee J ^b   McClure, Jamie R ^b   Aguinis, Herman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethical decision making; Sexual harassment; Workplace romance

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444326205     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2003.06.001     Document Type: Article

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