Workplace violence and stress: The case of taxi drivers

Transportation Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 5-23

  Schwer, R Keith ^c   Mejza, Michael C ^a   Grun Rehomme, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PANTHÉON ASSAS   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; URBAN TRANSPORT; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

LAS VEGAS; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953603782     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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