Exploring personal and organizational determinants of workplace bullying and its prevalence in a Japanese sample

Psychology of Violence

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 185-197

  Giorgi, Gabriele ^a   Ando, Mikayo ^b   Arenas, Alicia ^c   Shoss, Mindy Krischer ^d   Leon Perez, Jose Maria ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÀ EUROPEA DI ROMA   (Italy)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

depression; harassment at work; mobbing; negative acts; workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876147234     PISSN: 21520828     EISSN: 2152081X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028049     Document Type: Article

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