Keeping the promise: Psychological contract violations for minority employees

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 22-45

  Chrobot Mason, Donna L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Contracts; Employees; Minorities; Psychology; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042882440     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940310459574     Document Type: Article

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