"Is this bullying?" Understanding target and witness reactions

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 290-305

  Samnani, Al Karim ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Subtle bullying; Witness reactions; Witnesses; Workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877836513     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941311321196     Document Type: Article

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