Witnesses on the periphery: Young lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer employees witnessing homophobic exchanges in Australian workplaces

Human Relations

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1589-1610

  Willis, Paul ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

employee voice; gender in organizations; heteronormativity; homophobia; sexuality; work environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870013491     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: 1741282X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726712457795     Document Type: Article

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