Understanding injustice-related aggression in organizations: A cognitive model

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1120-1136

  Beugré, Constant D ^a  

^a DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive model; Injustice threshold; Injustice related aggression; Psychological suspended sentence; Repertoire of perceived injustices

Indexed keywords

EID: 24644490596     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190500143964     Document Type: Article

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