Managing improvisation within change management: Lessons from UK financial services

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-95

  Leybourne, Stephen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL SERVICES; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

EID: 30844450099     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642060500358886     Document Type: Article

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