Sedimentation and transformation in organizational change: The case of Canadian law firms

Organization Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 623-647

  Cooper, David J ^a   Hinings, Bob ^a   Greenwood, Royston ^a   Brown, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Law firms; Managed professional businesses; Organizational change; Professional service firms; Sedimentation; Transformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039272401     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/017084069601700404     Document Type: Article

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