Emotional Responses to the Speed, Frequency and Timing of Organizational Change

Time & Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-53

  Smollan, Roy K ^a   Sayers, Janet G ^b   Matheny, Jonathan A ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

change management; emotions; organizational change; organizational studies; time

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649242442     PISSN: 0961463X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961463X09354435     Document Type: Article

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