Bullying, disability and work: A case study of workplace bullying

Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 255-272

  Vickers, Margaret H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bullying; Disabled workers; Employment; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551704331     PISSN: 13555855     EISSN: 17584248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17465640911002536     Document Type: Article

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