The importance of organizational justice in personnel selection: Defining when selection fairness really matters

International Journal of Selection and Assessment

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 39-53

  Truxillo, Donald M ^a   Steiner, Dirk D ^b   Gilliland, Stephen W ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 2442573768     PISSN: 0965075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0965-075X.2004.00262.x     Document Type: Review

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