Li & Makino (2025), Journal of Management Inquiry

Turning Fear Into a Weapon for Change in Response to Threats: A Partnership Approach

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Item: Turning Fear Into a Weapon for Change in Response to Threats: A Partnership Approach
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Fear pushed middle managers both toward inertia and toward change; treating them as partners, with independence from assessment, in decision making and from structural constraints, reduced rigidity by reshaping those fears.

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