The moderating effect of equal opportunity support and confidence in grievance procedures on sexual harassment from different perpetrators

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 415-432

  Hershcovis, M Sandy ^a   Parker, Sharon K ^b   Reich, Tara C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attribution theory; Equal opportunity; Power; Role identity; Sexual harassment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949917746     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-009-0165-2     Document Type: Article

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