Fair Today, Fair Tomorrow? A Longitudinal Investigation of Overall Justice Perceptions

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1185-1199

  Holtz, Brian C ^a   Harold, Crystal M ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

fairness; longitudinal; organizational justice; trust

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIZATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; EMPLOYMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TRUST;

EID: 69949141264     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015900     Document Type: Article

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