A positive approach to workplace bullying: Lessons from the Victorian public sector

Research on Emotion in Organizations

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages 341-362

  Barker, Laura ^a  

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EID: 84887111867     PISSN: 17469791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1108/S1746-9791(2011)0000007018     Document Type: Article

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