Why do managers act fairly in the first place? A daily investigation of "hot" and "cold" motives and discretion

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1571-1591

  Scott, Brent A ^a   Garza, Adela S ^a   Conlon, Donald E ^a   Kim, You Jin ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84918576082     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2012.0644     Document Type: Review

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