Selective Incivility as Modern Discrimination in Organizations: Evidence and Impact

Journal of Management

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1579-1605

  Cortina, Lilia M ^a   Kabat Farr, Dana ^a   Leskinen, Emily A ^a   Huerta, Marisela ^a   Magley, Vicki J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; incivility; race; turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881061646     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206311418835     Document Type: Article

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