An international comparison of organization development practices the USA and Hong Kong

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 4-19

  Lau, Chung Ming ^a   McMahan, Gary C ^b   Woodman, Richard W ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030535196     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534819610113702     Document Type: Review

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