The significance of organizational factors for the incidence of bullying: Personality and Social Sciences

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-276

  Agervold, Mogens ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bullying; Emotional abuse; Harassment; Management; Psychosocial work environment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CONFLICT; DENMARK; FEAR; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATISTICS; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTHORITARIANISM; CRIME VICTIMS; DENMARK; DISSENT AND DISPUTES; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEAR; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649086131     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2009.00710.x     Document Type: Article

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