Are Bullying Behaviors Tolerated in Some Cultures? Evidence for a Curvilinear Relationship Between Workplace Bullying and Job Satisfaction Among Italian Workers

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 227-237

  Giorgi, Gabriele ^a   Leon Perez, Jose M ^b   Arenas, Alicia ^c  

^a Department of Psychology Università Europea di Roma ^*  (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contextualization; Curvilinear dynamics; Job satisfaction; Psychological well being; Workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942235549     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-014-2266-9     Document Type: Article

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