Multiple reference points in satisfaction and fairness assessment

Journal of Behavioral Decision Making

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 329-344

  Ordóñez, Lisa D ^a   Connolly, Terry ^a   Coughlan, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributive justice; Fairness; Multiple reference points; Satisfaction; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044518915     PISSN: 08943257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0771(200007/09)13:3<329::AID-BDM356>3.3.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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