Compensation disparity between locals and expatriates: Moderating the effects of perceived injustice in foreign multinationals in China

Journal of World Business

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-93

  Leung, Kwok ^a   Zhu, Yongxin ^b   Ge, Cungen ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Compensation disparity; Expatriate managers; International joint ventures; Organizational justice; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

EID: 57449118778     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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