Linking Procedural Justice to Turnover Intentions: A Longitudinal Study of the Mediating Effects of Perceived Job Characteristics

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 624-645

  Li, Andrew ^a   Bagger, Jessica ^b  

^a WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84858421129     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00797.x     Document Type: Article

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