What Motivates Fairness? The Role of Subordinate Assertive Behavior on Managers' Interactional Fairness

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 731-744

  Korsgaard, M Audrey ^a   Roberson, Loriann ^b   Rymph, R Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032330404     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.83.5.731     Document Type: Article

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