Pay diversity across work teams: Doubly de-motivating influences?

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 417-439

  Carr, Stuart C ^a   Hodgson, Matthew R ^b   Vent, Duncan H ^c   Purcell, Ian P ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b National Library of Australia   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d Concordian International School ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

Australia; Group behaviour; Motivation (psychology); Remuneration

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744441135     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940510602969     Document Type: Article

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