The difference a manager can make: Organizational justice and knowledge worker commitment

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 383-404

  Thompson, Marc ^a   Heron, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commitment; Knowledge creation; Knowledge workers; Organizational justice; Psychological contract

Indexed keywords

EID: 17044390375     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958519042000339561     Document Type: Article

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