Stealth, secrecy and subversion: The language of change

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 554-569

  Butcher, David ^a   Atkinson, Sally ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Language; Organizational change; Politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035634717     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006142     Document Type: Article

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