The development of trust and distrust in a merger

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 708-721

  Searle, Rosalind H ^a   Ball, Kirstie S ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquisitions and mergers; Employees; Sensory perception; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744492089     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940410559392     Document Type: Article

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