Gender-biased behavior at work: Exploring the relationship between sexual harassment and sex discrimination

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 782-792

  Antecol, Heather ^a   Barcus, Vanessa E ^b   Cobb Clark, Deborah ^c,d  

^a CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Goldyn (owner)   (United States)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intentions to quit; Job satisfaction; Sex discrimination; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949089526     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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