The ivory tower is opened - Change processes in higher education: Are commitment to change and person-organization fit determined by process variables?;Der Elfenbeinturm öffnet sich - Veränderungsprozesse im Hochschulbereich: Werden commitment to change und person-organisations-passung durch Prozessmerkmale bestimmt?

Zeitschrift fur Personalpsychologie

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-13

  Michel, Alexandra ^a   Stegmaier, Ralf ^b   Meiser, Daniela ^b   Sonntag, Karlheinz ^b  

^a Psychologisches Institut   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Change process; Commitment to change; Higher education; Person organization fit; Process variables

Indexed keywords

EID: 65849454642     PISSN: 16176391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1026/1617-6391.8.1.1     Document Type: Article

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