Organizational Justice and Men's Likelihood to Sexually Harass: The Moderating Role of Sexism and Personality

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 501-510

  Krings, Franciska ^a   Facchin, Stéphanie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

organizational justice; personality; sexism; sexual harassment; workplace deviance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHARACTER; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PREJUDICE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149179837     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013391     Document Type: Article

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