United we stand, or else? - Exploring organizational attempts to control emotional expression by employees on September 11, 2001

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 534-546

  Driver, Michaela ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Employees behaviour; Storytetting; USA; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141977343     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810310494928     Document Type: Article

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