Sex and position status differences in workplace aggression

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 403-418

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bullying; Coping; Health outcomes; Hierarchical status; Power imbalance; Sex; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959794443     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941111139010     Document Type: Article

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