A Field Study of Job Insecurity during a Financial Crisis

Group and Organization Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 463-483

  Adkins, Cheryl L ^a   Werbel, James D ^b   Farh, Jiing Lih ^c  

^a Longwood College   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0035639352     PISSN: 10596011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059601101264004     Document Type: Article

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