Organizational change management: A test of the effectiveness of a communication plan

Communication Research Reports

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-73

  Torppa, Cynthia B ^a   Smith, Keith L ^b  

^a MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change beliefs; Change communication; Change fatigue; Change management; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551599754     PISSN: 08824096     EISSN: 17464099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824096.2011.541364     Document Type: Article

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