Why are perceptions of change in the "eye of the beholder"?: The role of age, sex, and tenure in procedural justice judgments

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 437-459

  Caldwell, Steven ^a   Liu, Yi ^b   Fedor, Donald B ^b   Herold, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Organizational change; Procedural justice; Sex; Tenure

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349178031     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886309336068     Document Type: Article

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