Dramatism as method: The promise of praxis

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 280-294

  Graham Hill, Steve ^a   Grimes, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Dramatization; Metliodolgy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035616721     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810110394895     Document Type: Article

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