Workplace bullying partially mediates the climate-health relationship

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 727-740

  Giorgi, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bullying; Japan; Personal health; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957096822     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941011075274     Document Type: Article

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