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Patterns of Organisational Justice Among Swedish Employees: Results From a Latent Profile Analysis

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|Jul 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.340 | Journal eISSN: 2002-2867
Language: English
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Submitted on: Aug 21, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 3, 2025
Published on: Jul 11, 2025
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