Differentiating the effects of status and power: A justice perspective

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 994-1014

  Blader, Steven L ^a   Chen, Ya Ru ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Fairness; Hierarchy; Justice; Power; Status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; NEGOTIATING; NEW ENGLAND; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84866787572     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026651     Document Type: Article

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