Leadership and strategic change under ambiguity

Organization Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 673-699

  Denis, Jean Louis ^b   Langley, Ann ^a   Cazale, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Leadership; Professional services; Strategic change

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038867212     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/017084069601700406     Document Type: Article

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