Perceived acceptance and work standards as predictors of work attitudes and behavior and employee psychological distress following an internal business merger

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-43

  Joslin, Felicity ^a   Waters, Lea ^b   Dudgeon, Paul ^c  

^a NATIONAL AUSTRALIA BANK   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acquisitions and mergers; Performance measures; Work psychology; Workplace

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649142901     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941011013858     Document Type: Article

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