The effect of change on adaptive performance: Does expressive suppression moderate the indirect effect of strain?

Journal of Change Management

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-44

  Schraub, Eva Maria ^a   Stegmaier, Ralf ^b   Sonntat, Karlheinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive performance; Change; Expressive suppression; Moderated indirect effect; Strain

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952023565     PISSN: 14697017     EISSN: 14791811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697017.2010.514002     Document Type: Article

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