The social effects of punishment events: The influence of violator past performance record and severity of the punishment on observers' justice perceptions and attitudes

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 589-602

  Niehoff, Brian P ^a   Paul, Robert J ^a   Bunch, John F S ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032194972     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(1998110)19:6<589::AID-JOB862>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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