Workplace romance: A justice analysis

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-372

  Cole, Nina ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Employee discipline; Management of workplace romance; Organizational justice; Workplace romance; Workplace romance policies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895907832     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-009-9117-1     Document Type: Article

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