Effects of 9/11 on individuals and organizations: Down but not out!

Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 629-638

  Burke, Ronald J ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disasters; Employee attitudes; Organizational culture; Terrorism; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344447676     PISSN: 09653562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09653560510634052     Document Type: Review

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