How does regulatory focus affect uncertainty towards organizational change?

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 713-731

  Tseng, Hsing Chau ^a   Kang, Long Min ^a  

^a CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Organizational change; Role conflict; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 55649093340     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730810916659     Document Type: Article

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