Trust restoration: An examination of senior managers' attempt to rebuild employee trust

Human Resource Management Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-164

  Pate, Judy ^a   Morgan Thomas, Anna ^a   Beaumont, Phillip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84859427386     PISSN: 09545395     EISSN: 17488583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-8583.2012.00194.x     Document Type: Article

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