A Model of Organizational and Job Environment Influences on Workplace Violence

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 111-127

  Howard, Jack L ^a   Wech, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Model; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861193694     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-011-9181-3     Document Type: Article

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