Categorization and hierarchy of workplace bullying strategies: A delphi survey

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 297-308

  Rodríguez Carballeira, Álvaro ^a   Solanelles, Jordi Escartín ^a   Vinacua, Bienvenido Visauta ^a   Garcia, Clara Porrúa ^a   Martín Peña, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Delphi survey; Mobbing; Severity; Weighted scores; Workplace bullying; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952641386     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600003875     Document Type: Article

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