Culture and egocentric perceptions of fairness in conflict and negotiation

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 833-845

  Gelfand, Michele J ^a   Higgins, Marianne ^a   Nishii, Lisa H ^a   Raver, Jana L ^a   Dominguez, Alexandria ^a   Murakami, Fumio ^b   Yamaguchi, Susumu ^b   Toyama, Midori ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d GAKUSHUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0036796698     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.87.5.833     Document Type: Article

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