Understanding employee cynicism toward change in healthcare contexts

International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 194-209

  Albrecht, Simon ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cynicism about change; Information; Involvement; Trust

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL;

ANTECEDENT VARIABLES; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSES (CFA); CYNICISM ABOUT CHANGE; INFORMATION; INVOLVEMENT; ORGANISATIONAL FACTORS; STRUCTURAL EQUATIONS MODELLING; TRUST;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78651534143     PISSN: 14793121     EISSN: 1479313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISCM.2010.033075     Document Type: Article

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