Structural and Behavioral Antecedents of Change: Status, Distinctiveness, and Relative Performance

Journal of Management

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 716-741

  Kim, Tohyun ^a   Rhee, Mooweon ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

change; decision making; distinctiveness; performance feedback; status

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011554839     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206314541150     Document Type: Article

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