Workplace bullying and intention to leave among schoolteachers in China: The mediating effect of affective commitment

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2106-2127

  McCormack, Darcy ^a   Casimir, Gian ^b   Djurkovic, Nikola ^a   Yang, Li ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 69949104040     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00518.x     Document Type: Article

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