Going global, feeling small: An examination of managers' reactions to global restructuring in a multinational organisation

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2163-2179

  Kelliher, Clare ^a   Clarke, Caroline ^b   Hailey, Veronica Hope ^c   Farndale, Elaine ^d,e  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

commitment; global restructuring; managerial identity; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859589181     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: 14664399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585192.2011.610936     Document Type: Article

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