Narrative in strategic change

Human Relations

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1207-1226

  Dunford, Richard ^a   Jones, Deborah ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Deregulation; Narrative; Sensemaking; Strategic change

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040735788     PISSN: 00187267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018726700539005     Document Type: Article

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