Feedback and fairness: The relationship between negative performance feedback and organizational justice

Western Journal of Communication

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-181

  Chory, Rebecca M ^a   Kingsley Westerman, Catherine Y ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fairness; Feedback; Organizational justice; Performance Appraisal

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350787589     PISSN: 10570314     EISSN: 17451027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10570310902856055     Document Type: Article

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