Procedural justice climate and group power distance: An examination of cross-level interaction effects

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 681-692

  Yang, Jixia ^a   Mossholder, Kevin W ^b,d   Peng, T K ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group climate; Group power distance; Group value; Procedural justice climate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 34248383281     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.92.3.681     Document Type: Article

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