Bullying Allegations from the Accused Bully's Perspective

British Journal of Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 489-501

  Jenkins, Moira F ^a   Zapf, Dieter ^b   Winefield, Helen ^b   Sarris, Aspa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84869765364     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00778.x     Document Type: Article

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