Towards a multi-foci approach to workplace aggression: A meta-analytic review of outcomes from different perpetrators

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-44

  Hershcovis, M Sandy ^a   Barling, Julian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 72449140612     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.621     Document Type: Article

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