Managing employee withdrawal during organizational change: The role of threat appraisal

Journal of Management

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 890-914

  Fugate, Mel ^a   Prussia, Gregory E ^b   Kinicki, Angelo J ^c  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive appraisal; Employee withdrawal and turnover; Justice; Organizational change; Positive change orientation; Positive organizational behavior; Threat appraisal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858447694     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206309352881     Document Type: Article

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