East-West differences in employment relations, organizational justice and trust: Possible reasons and consequences

Economic and Industrial Democracy

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 212-238

  Rigotti, Thomas ^a   Otto, Kathleen ^a   Mohr, Gisela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Commitment; East Germany; Justice; Psychological contract; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249998909     PISSN: 0143831X     EISSN: 14617099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143831X07076111     Document Type: Article

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