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Reporting sexual harassment: The role of psychological safety climate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2019

Sarah Singletary Walker ,
Enrica N. Ruggs ,
Regina M. Taylor  and
M. Lance Frazier
Sarah Singletary Walker*
Affiliation:
Creighton University
Enrica N. Ruggs
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Regina M. Taylor
Affiliation:
Creighton University
M. Lance Frazier
Affiliation:
Creighton University
*
*Corresponding author. Email: sarahwalker1@creighton.edu
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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , March 2019 , pp. 106 - 109
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© Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2019 

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