It's Complicated: Defining Workplace Bullying From the Human Resource Professional's Perspective

Management Communication Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 377-403

  Cowan, Renee L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

organizational communication; sexual harassment; workplace bullying; workplace relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864701622     PISSN: 08933189     EISSN: 15526798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0893318912439474     Document Type: Article

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