Towards demokratia - Myth and the management of organizational change in ancient Athens

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-95

  Cummings, Stephen ^a   Brocklesby, John ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0031528823     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534819710159314     Document Type: Review

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