Status characteristics and reward expectations: A test of a theory of justice in two cultures

Social Science Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 769-786

  Fişek, M Hamit ^a   Hysom, Stuart J ^b  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Distributive justice; Group processes; Mathematical models; Status characteristics; Vignettes

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949103459     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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