Coworker reactions to observing sexual behavior at work

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 604-622

  Salvaggio, Amy Nicole ^a   Hopper, Jennifer ^b   Packell, Kathryn M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN   (United States)

^b HOGAN ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Job attitudes; Sexual behaviour; Workplace romances

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054046012     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941111164508     Document Type: Article

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