Cynicism about organizational change: An attribution process perspective

Psychological Reports

Volumn 94, Issue 3 II, 2004, Pages 1421-1434

  Wanous, John P ^a,c   Reichers, Arnon E ^a   Austin, James T ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 4644266481     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.94.3c.1421-1434     Document Type: Review

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