Examining the job-related, psychological, and physical outcomes of workplace sexual harassment: A meta-analytic review

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 362-376

  Chan, Darius K S ^a   Lam, Chun Bun ^b   Chow, Suk Yee ^a   Cheung, Shu Fai ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MACAU   (Macao)

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EID: 55849123702     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: 14716402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.00451.x     Document Type: Review

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