Old faces, new places: Equity theory in cross-cultural contexts

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-50

  Bolino, Mark C ^a   Turnley, William H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38349088327     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.454     Document Type: Article

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