The relationships between justice perceptions, trust, and employee attitudes in a downsized organization

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 477-498

  Hopkins, Sharon M ^a   Weathington, Bart L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee attitudes; Organizational justice; Trust; Turnover

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750183915     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.140.5.477-498     Document Type: Article

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