Understanding the aggressive workplace: Development of the workplace aggression tolerance questionnaire

Communication Studies

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 481-497

  Coombs, W Timothy ^a   Holladay, Sherry J ^a  

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EID: 58149508250     PISSN: 10510974     EISSN: 17451035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10510970409388633     Document Type: Article

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