Witnessing workplace bullying and the Chinese manufacturing employee

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-26

  Sims, Randi L ^a   Sun, Peng ^b  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ADATA Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Employee attitudes; Employee behaviour; Employees turnover; Intention to turnover; Witnessing workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855780789     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941211193839     Document Type: Article

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