An attempt to redefine organizational justice: In the rightsizing environment

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 136-153

  Nirmala, Maria Christine ^a   Akhilesh, K B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Downsizing; Employee attitudes; India; Organizational behaviour; Organizational restructuring

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644596970     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810610648870     Document Type: Article

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