Is negative attention better than no attention? The comparative effects of ostracism and harassment at work

Organization Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 774-793

  O'Reilly, Jane ^a   Robinson, Sandra L ^b   Berdahl, Jennifer L ^c   Banki, Sara ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Belongingness; Harassment; Ostracism; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930450451     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.2014.0900     Document Type: Article

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