When fit matters more: The effect of regulatory fit on adaptation to change

European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 126-142

  Petrou, Paraskevas ^b   Demerouti, Evangelia ^a   Häfner, Michael ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exhaustion; Organizational change; Performance; Regulatory fit; Work engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84917671974     PISSN: 1359432X     EISSN: 14640643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2013.832209     Document Type: Article

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