Organizational justice and black applicants' reactions to affirmative action

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1168-1184

  Cropanzano, Russell ^a,c   Slaughter, Jerel E ^a,c   Bachiochi, Peter D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Diversity; Organizational justice

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ATTITUDE; CIVIL RIGHTS; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; LEGAL ASPECT; NEGRO; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; APTITUDE; ATTITUDE; CIVIL RIGHTS; ENGINEERING; HUMANS; JOB APPLICATION; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29444441444     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.90.6.1168     Document Type: Review

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