The effects of ethical climates on bullying behaviour in the workplace

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 273-295

  Bulutlar, Füsun ^a   Öz, Ela Ünler ^a,b  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BAHCESEHIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bullying; Ethical climate; Mobbing; Organizational commitment; Supervisory support

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349118455     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9847-4     Document Type: Article

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