On the receiving end: Sensemaking, emotion, and assessments of an organizational change initiated by others

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 182-206

  Bartunek, Jean M ^a   Rousseau, Denise M ^b   Rudolph, Jenny W ^c,e   Depalma, Judith A ^d  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Change recipients; Emotion; Organizational change; Sensemaking; Shared governance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646528678     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886305285455     Document Type: Article

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