From charm to harm: A content-analytic review of sexual harassment court cases involving workplace romance

Management Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-45

  Pierce, Charles A ^a   Muslin, Ivan S ^a   Dudley, Chantay M ^b   Aguinis, Herman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 67650220160     PISSN: 15365433     EISSN: 15580946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JMR1536-5433060102     Document Type: Article

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