Linking pre- and post-merger identities through the concept of career

Career Development International

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-27

  Millward, Lynne ^a   Kyriakidou, Olympia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquisitions and mergers; Careers; Change management; Multiskilling; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986120929     PISSN: 13620436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13620430410518110     Document Type: Article

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