Preparing for organizational death: Proactive HR engagement in an organizational transition

Human Resource Management

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 809-827

  Marks, Mitchell Lee ^a   Vansteenkiste, Ronny ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Avaya in the United States ^*

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EID: 56749148300     PISSN: 00904848     EISSN: 1099050X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hrm.20246     Document Type: Article

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