Workplace bullying as a gendered phenomenon

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 235-251

  Lee, Raymond T ^a   Brotheridge, Céleste M ^a   Salin, Denise ^b   Hoel, Helge ^c  

^a Hanken School of Economics ^*

^b HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Bullying; Gender; Gender role socialization theory; Power; Social identity theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877817668     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941311321187     Document Type: Article

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