Getting "more bang for the buck": Symbolic value of monetary rewards in organizations

Journal of Management Inquiry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 329-338

  Mickel, Amy E ^a   Barron, Lisa A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution practices; Monetary rewards; Symbolic value

Indexed keywords

EID: 55149101613     PISSN: 10564926     EISSN: 15526542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1056492606295502     Document Type: Review

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