The Effect of Legitimizing Explanations on Applicants' Perceptions of Selection Assessment Fairness

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2198-2215

  LaHuis, David M ^a,b   Perreault, Norman E ^a   Ferguson, Matthew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0742286691     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01881.x     Document Type: Article

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