Accounting for the influence of overall justice on job performance: Integrating self-determination and social exchange theories

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 231-252

  Aryee, Samuel ^a,b,c,d   Walumbwa, Fred O ^a,b,c,d   Mondejar, Reuben ^a,b,c,d   Chu, Chris W L ^a,b,c,d  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intrinsic motivation; Job performance; Justice; Need satisfaction; Self determination and social exchange theories; Trust in organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922848191     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joms.12067     Document Type: Article

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