Using environmental paradigms to understand and change an organization's response to stakeholders

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 314-334

  Johnson, Douglas B ^a   Macy, Granger ^b  

^a Environmental Intelligence Inc   (United States)

^b ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Management; Values, model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035626584     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eum0000000005516     Document Type: Article

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