Advantages of flexible over traditional benefits: A procedural justice explanation

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-125

  Lee, Soo Hoon ^a   Singhapakdi, Anusorn ^a   Too, Lay Ling ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Benefits satisfaction; Decision control; Flexible benefits; Perceived procedural justice; Process control

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749096613     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-008-9049-3     Document Type: Article

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