Does trust matter? the relationship between equity sensitivity and perceived organizational justice

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-218

  Kickul, Jill ^a   Gundry, Lisa K ^b   Posig, Margaret ^b  

^a Simmons School of Management   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity sensitivity; Fairness; Leadership; Procedural and interactional justice; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 16244407125     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-004-0992-0     Document Type: Review

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