The impact of cognitive flexibility on resistance to organizational change

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 735-746

  Chung, Shao Hsi ^a   Su, Ying Fang ^b   Su, Shao Wen ^c  

^a MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIN YI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cognitive flexibility; Insight; Resistance to organizational change; Self reflection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863957561     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2012.40.5.735     Document Type: Article

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