Employee adjustment to an organizational merger: An intergroup perspective

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 267-280

  Terry, Deborah J ^a   Carey, Craig J ^b   Callan, Victor J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035530304     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167201273001     Document Type: Article

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