Restless and confused: Emotional responses to workplace bullying in men and women

Career Development International

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 687-707

  Brotheridge, Céleste M ^a   Lee, Raymond T ^b  

^a Logistics and Transport   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bullying; Canada; Gender; Individual behaviour; Individual psychology; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649277223     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620431011094087     Document Type: Article

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