Test of the construct and criteria validity of a German measure of organizational justice

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-139

  Streicher, Bernhard ^a   Jonas, Eva ^a   Maier, Günter W ^b   Frey, Dieter ^c   Woschée, Ralph ^c   Waßmer, Bettina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fairness; Measure; Organizational justice; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 44149123154     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.24.2.131     Document Type: Article

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