Exploring touch as a positive workplace behavior

Human Relations

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-256

  Fuller, Bryan ^a   Simmering, Marcia J ^a   Marler, Laura E ^b   Cox, Susie S ^c   Bennett, Rebecca J ^a   Cheramie, Robin A ^d  

^a LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

communication; interpersonal influence; job employee attitudes; management; psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952203850     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726710377931     Document Type: Article

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