Fairness from the top: Perceived procedural justice and collaborative problem solving in new product development

Organization Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-216

  Li, Haiyang ^a   Bingham, John B ^b   Umphress, Elizabeth E ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative problem solving; New product development; Perceived procedural justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247488391     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1060.0231     Document Type: Article

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