The application of referent cognitions theory to legal-claiming by terminated workers: The role of organizational justice and anger

Journal of Management

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 705-728

  Goldman, Barry M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 0041928086     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2063(03)00032-1     Document Type: Article

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