Continued organizational identification following involuntary job loss

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 829-847

  Tosti Kharas, Jennifer ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate identity; Job loss; Organizational identification; Professional services; Quality of life; Social identity; Unemployment; United States of America; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868586732     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941211280184     Document Type: Article

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