I-deals: Idiosyncratic terms in employment relationships

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 977-994

  Rousseau, Denise M ^a   Ho, Violet T ^b   Greenberg, Jerald ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33750392449     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2006.22527470     Document Type: Article

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