Do east asians respond more/less strongly to organizational justice than North Americans? A meta-analysis

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 787-805

  Li, Andrew ^a   Cropanzano, Russell ^b  

^a WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 66249139239     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2009.00825.x     Document Type: Article

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