Why do people care about procedural fairness? the importance of belongingness in responding and attending to procedures

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 211-228

  De Cremer, David ^a   Blader, Steven L ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645656841     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.290     Document Type: Review

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