Why Should I Be Left Behind? Employees' Perceived Relative Deprivation and Participation in Development Activities

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 159-173

  Zoogah, David B ^a  

^a MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

counterfactual beliefs; individual relative deprivation; intention to participate; participation in development activities; procedural justice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; LEISURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INTENTION; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 76449090670     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018019     Document Type: Article

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