Drilling for Micro-Foundations of Human Capital–Based Competitive Advantages

TL;DR: This study examines the relationship between distributive justice, work attitudes, and life satisfaction of hotel employees in Accra, Ghana, finding positive correlations between distributive justice and work attitudes with life satisfaction, with implications for theory and practice.

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TL;DR: A review of the book "Organizational Culture and Leadership" by Edgar H. Schein is given in this article, where the authors present a review of their approach to organizational culture and leadership.