Fairness of performance evaluation procedures and job satisfaction: The role of outcome-based and non-outcome-based effects

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-135

  Lau, Chong M ^a   Wong, Kuan M ^b   Eggleton, Ian R C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Commitment; Fairness; Performance evaluation procedures; Satisfaction; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 46149108351     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2008.9663325     Document Type: Article

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