Employees' behavioral reactions to supervisor aggression: An examination of individual and situational factors

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1148-1170

  Mitchell, Marie S ^a   Ambrose, Maureen L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abusive supervision; Aggression; Displaced aggression; Problem solving; Retaliation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONTROL; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874041334     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029452     Document Type: Article

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