Changing attitudes about change: Longitudinal effects of transformational leader behavior on employee cynicism about organizational change

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 733-753

  Bommer, William H ^a   Rich, Gregory A ^b   Rubin, Robert S ^a,c  

^a CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27644532712     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.342     Document Type: Article

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