Understanding and creating whole organizational change through learning theory

Human Relations

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 621-641

  Hendry, Chris ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Action research; Change; Communities of practice; Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038627108     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001872679604900505     Document Type: Article

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