A Self-Affirmation Analysis of Survivors' Reactions to Unfair Organizational Downsizings

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 441-460

  Wiesenfeld, Batia M ^a   Brockner, Joel ^a   Martin, Christopher ^a  

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EID: 0033423903     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.1999.1389     Document Type: Article

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