Cultural imperialism: A critical theory of interorganizational change

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 221-234

  Grubbs, Joseph W ^a  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Organizational change; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034409538     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810010330878     Document Type: Article

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