Self-interest and fairness in problems of resource allocation: Allocators versus recipients

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1061-1074

  Diekmann, Kristina A ^a   Ross, Lee ^c   Samuels, Steven M ^b   Bazerman, Max H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STUDENT;

DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STUDENTS;

EID: 0031136163     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.72.5.1061     Document Type: Article

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