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Research Article

The trickle-down effect of mayors’ and administrators’ change leadership on employees’ change-supportive behaviour during COVID-19: The importance of local root similarity

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Received 13 Jul 2022, Accepted 07 Jul 2023, Published online: 24 Jul 2023

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