Work-group membership (in)stability and survivors' reactions to organizational downsizing

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2023-2044

  Armstrono Stassen, Marjorie ^a   Wagar, Terry H ^b   Cattaneo, R Julian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 13544258909     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2004.tb02689.x     Document Type: Article

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