The Structure and Function of Attitudes Toward Organizational Change

Human Resource Development Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 8-32

  Lines, Rune ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

attitude theory; emotions; job characteristics; organizational change; procedural justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993729311     PISSN: 15344843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534484304273818     Document Type: Article

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