Interpersonal problems among perpetrators and targets of workplace bullying

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1316-1333

  Glasø, Lars ^a   Nielsen, Morten Birkeland ^a   Einarsen, Ståle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

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EID: 66849124734     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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