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How do idiosyncratic deals influence employees’ effort-reward imbalance? An empirical investigation of the role of social comparisons and denied i-deals

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Pages 1015-1043 | Received 16 Dec 2020, Accepted 01 Dec 2021, Published online: 18 Dec 2021

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