Group differences in post-merger stress

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 424-433

  Panchal, Sheila ^a   Cartwright, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mergers and acquisitions; Organizational change; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986038303     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940110402398     Document Type: Article

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