Understanding reactions to workplace injustice through process theories of motivation: A teaching module and simulation

Journal of Management Education

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 777-796

  Stecher, Mary D ^a   Rosse, Joseph G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

equity theory; expectancy theory; motivation; organizational justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990329966     PISSN: 10525629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1052562906293504     Document Type: Article

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