Workplace bullying policy in the Australian public sector: Why has gender been ignored?

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-60

  Hutchinson, Jacquie ^a   Eveline, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender neutral policy; Gendered organisation; Workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954738942     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: 14678500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2010.00669.x     Document Type: Article

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