A cross-section analysis of the fairness-of-pay perception of UK employees

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 243-267

  Paul, Maureen ^a  

^a Transfer Pricing and Tax Effective Supply Chain Management   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fairness perception; Pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 33144473032     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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