Causes and consequences of applicant perceptions of unfairness

Justice in the Workplace: From Theory to Practice

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 197-208

  Gilliland, Stephen W ^a   Steiner, Dirk D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Sophia Antipolis   (France)

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EID: 85086542866     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410600301-15     Document Type: Chapter

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