Sticking to our guns: Social identity as a basis for the maintenance of commitment to faltering organizational projects

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 607-628

  Haslam, S Alexander ^a   Ryan, Michelle K ^a   Postmes, Tom ^a   Spears, Russell ^b   Jetten, Jolanda ^a   Webley, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33746316491     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: 10991379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/job.370     Document Type: Article

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