Sex, roles and justice: A study of gender as a predictor of fairness in decision making

Women in Management Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 89-98

  Galea, Chris ^a   Wright, Barry ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision making; Empirical studies; Equity; Gender; Roles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986149584     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649429910269893     Document Type: Article

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