Workplace offense and victims' reactions: The effects of victim-offender (dis)similarity, offense-type, and cultural differences

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 415-433

  Kim, Tae Yeol ^a   Shapiro, Debra L ^b,f   Aquino, Karl ^c,g   Lim, Vivien K G ^d   Bennett, Rebecca J ^e  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 51449106322     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.519     Document Type: Article

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