Confirmatory factor analysis of the equity preference questionnaire

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 328-347

  Miller, Brian K ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equity theory; Factor analysis; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651122942     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940910952714     Document Type: Article

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