Organizational change cynicism: The role of employee involvement

Human Resource Management

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 667-686

  Brown, Michelle ^a   Cregan, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 56749083316     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20239     Document Type: Article

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