Denying rumors of organizational change: A higher source is not always better

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 188-197

  Bordia, Prashant ^a   DiFonzo, Nicholas ^b   Travers, Verity ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 85064780154     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08824099809362113     Document Type: Article

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