Pay equity as a mediator of the relationships among attitudes and communication about pay level determination and pay secrecy

Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 426-476

  Day, Nancy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational commitment; Pay communication; Pay equity; Pay satisfaction; Pay secrecy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878356190     PISSN: 15480518     EISSN: 19397089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1548051812455240     Document Type: Article

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