Is justice the same for everyone? examining fairness items using multiple-group analysis

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-64

  Byrne, Zinta S ^a   Miller, Brian K ^b  

^a Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor structure; Fairness; Justice; Multiple group analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350622993     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-009-9091-7     Document Type: Article

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