The aftermath of organizational restructuring: Destruction of old and development of new social capital

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 833-849

  van Emmerik, I J Hetty ^a   Euwema, Martin C ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Business support services; Change management; Networking; Organizational change; Perception; Social dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649144772     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940810896367     Document Type: Article

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