When Does Management's Support for a Change Translate to Perceptions of Fair Treatment? The Moderating Roles of Change Attributions and Conscientiousness

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 441-462

  Liu, Yi ^a   Caldwell, Steven D ^b   Fedor, Donald B ^c   Herold, David M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA UPSTATE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

change attributions; change fairness perceptions; change management; conscientiousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867936735     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886312456423     Document Type: Article

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