Understanding pay plan acceptance: The role of distributive justice theory

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-42

  Barber, Alison E ^a   Simmering, Marcia J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; Distributive justice; Pay plan acceptance

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644290903     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4822(01)00039-0     Document Type: Article

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