The dark side of behaviour at work: Understanding and avoiding employees leaving, thieving and deceiving

The Dark Side of Behaviour at Work: Understanding and Avoiding Employees Leaving, Thieving and Deceiving

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1-279

  Furnham, Adrian ^a   Taylor, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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DOI: 10.1057/9780230510104     Document Type: Book

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