The Spiraling and Spillover of Misconduct: Perceived Workplace Bullying, Subclinical Psychopathy, and Businesspersons’ Recognition of an Ethical Issue

Workplace bullying can potentially spiral into numerous counterproductive behaviors and negative organizational outcomes. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which increased perceptions of workplace bullying were associated with stronger expressions of (subclinical) p...

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Published in:Employee responsibilities and rights journal 2017-12, Vol.29 (4), p.221-244
Main Authors: Valentine, Sean R., Hanson, Sheila K., Fleischman, Gary M.
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Antisocial personality disorder
Bullying
Comparative Law
Decision making
Ethics
International & Foreign Law
Private International Law
Professions
Social Sciences
Structural equation modeling
Workplaces
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Comparative Law
Decision making
Ethics
International & Foreign Law
Private International Law
Professions
Social Sciences
Structural equation modeling
Workplaces
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