Young workers' experiences of abusive leadership

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 136-158

  Starratt, Alison ^a   Grandy, Gina ^b  

^a Maple Leaf Foods   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Bullying; Employees; Leadership; Line managers; Young adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049097601     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437731011024394     Document Type: Article

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