Abusive supervision as political activity: Distinguishing impulsive and strategic expressions of downward hostility

Politics in Organizations: Theory and Research Considerations

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 191-212

  Tepper, Bennett J ^a   Duffy, Michelle K ^b   Breaux Soignet, Denise M ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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