Exploring civic virtue and turnover intention during organizational changes

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 778-789

  Bellou, Victoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Civic virtue; Greece; Mergers; Organizational commitment; Psychological contract breach; Turnover intention

Indexed keywords

EID: 41949120563     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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