The Means to Justify the End: Combating Cyber Harassment in Social Media

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 85-98

  van Laer, Tom ^a  

^a ESCP EUROPE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyber bullying; Cyber harassment; Identity; Justice perception; Narrative transportation; Self referencing; Social media; Storytelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880018137     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-013-1806-z     Document Type: Article

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