Organization structure and fairness perceptions: The moderating effects of organizational level

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 881-905

  Schminke, Marshall ^a   Cropanzano, Russell ^b   Rupp, Deborah E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0036741001     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-5978(02)00034-1     Document Type: Article

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