Organizational justice perceptions and pay level satisfaction

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-57

  Till, Robert E ^a   Karren, Ronald ^b  

^a NEUMANN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Employees; Equity theory; Individual psychology; Justice; Managers; Pay structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751640451     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941111099619     Document Type: Article

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