A role for equity theory in the turnover process: An empirical test

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1017-1037

  Griffeth, Rodger W ^a   Gaertner, Stefan ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035324867     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb02660.x     Document Type: Article

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