Managerial accounts and fairness perceptions in conflict resolution: Differentiating the effects of minimizing responsibility and providing justification

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-143

  Bobocel, D Ramona ^a   Agar, Sharon E ^b   Meyer, John P ^b   Irving, P Gregory ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032381647     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2002_5     Document Type: Article

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