Employee cynicism and resistance to organizational change
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Change cynicism consists of four items adapted from Stanley et al. (2005).
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- Authors
- Stanley, D. J., Meyer, J. P., & Topolnytsky, L.
- Affiliations
- Western University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Stanley, David J.
- ORCID
- Meyer, John P.
- Venue
- Journal of Business and Psychology
- Published
- 2005-06
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 429-459
- ISSN
- 0889-3268 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-353X
- OpenAlex
- W2044946723
- Cited by
- 574
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 17.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Business and Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Change and Leadership
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Management and Change
- Keywords
- employee cynicism, resistance to organizational change, trust in management, organizational restructuring, organizational culture change, change management
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