Employee discrimination claims and employee-initiated lawsuits: Does procedural justice climate moderate the claims → disputes relationship?

Journal of Managerial Issues

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-326

  Wallace, J Craig ^a   Edwards, Bryan D ^b   Mondore, Scott P ^c   Finch, David M ^d  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Morehead Associates

^d APT Inc

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EID: 54349128082     PISSN: 10453695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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