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“How would you react if your company were playing favourites?”

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“How would you react if your company were playing favourites?”

As part of a research paper entitled “Legitimacy, Particularism and Employee Commitment and Justice” and published in the Journal of Business Ethics, journal 4* NEOMA (Rang 1 FNEGE, Rang2 CNRS), Helena González-Gómez, Professor in the People & Organizations department, in collaboration with Sarah Hudson and Cyrlene Claasen (Rennes School of Business), examine the practice of corporate patronage and its impact on employee engagement.

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GONZÁLEZ-GÓMEZ Hélena
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NEOMA Business School

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