Managing change across boundaries: Boundary-shaking practices

British Journal of Management

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 261-278

  Balogun, Julia ^a   Gleadle, Pauline ^b   Hailey, Veronica Hope ^c,e   Willmott, Hugh ^d,f  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e Change Management Research Consortium   (United Kingdom)

^f University of Bath School of Management ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29144440947     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2005.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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