Sexual harassment at work: Experiences from an oil refinery

Women in Management Review

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 65-77

  Kiely, Julia ^a   Henbest, Alison ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Kingfisher   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complaints; Discrimination; Oil industry; Sexual harassment; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956119891     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420010319598     Document Type: Article

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