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Improving sexual harassment training effectiveness with climate interventions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2019

Melissa B. Gutworth*
Affiliation:
Montclair State University
Matt C. Howard
Affiliation:
University of South Alabama
*
*Corresponding author. Email: gutworthm@montclair.edu

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© Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2019 

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