Relationships of organizational justice and organizational identification: The mediating effects of perceived organizational support in Hong Kong

Asia Pacific Business Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-231

  Cheung, Millissa F Y ^a   Law, Monica C C ^b  

^a MACAO POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (Macao)

^b HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Distributive justice; Hong Kong; Informational justice; Interpersonal justice; Organizational identification; Perceived organizational support

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION KEY; MODELING; PERCEPTION; SERVICE SECTOR;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 41049091699     PISSN: 13602381     EISSN: 1743792X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13602380701430879     Document Type: Article

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