Effects of internal and external pay comparisons on work attitudes

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2578-2598

  Shore, Ted H ^a   Tashchian, Armen ^b   Jourdan, Louis ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Clayton Coll and State University   (United States)

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EID: 33748764126     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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