Fairness perceptions of employee promotion systems: A two-study investigation of antecedents and Mediators

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1204-1222

  Kaplan, David M ^a   Ferris, Gerald R ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Management Florida Stale University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0035634224     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb02670.x     Document Type: Article

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