A process model for understanding victim responses to worksite/function closure

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-28

  Blau, Gary ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional grieving process; Organizational downsizing; Victim responses; Worksite function closure

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645930066     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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