Cross-level effects of procedural justice perceptions on faculty trust

Journal of Trust Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 147-166

  Graso, Maja ^a   Jiang, Lixin ^b   Probst, Tahira M ^c   Benson, Wendi L ^d  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEVADA STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

budget cuts; justice climate; multilevel modelling; procedural justice; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938837314     PISSN: 21515581     EISSN: 2151559X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21515581.2014.966830     Document Type: Article

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