Vision change in a governmental R&D organization: The pioneering legacy as an enduring element

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 145-171

  Landau, Dana ^a,d   Drori, Israel ^b,e,f   Porras, Jerry ^c,g  

^a ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

^b College of Management ^*  (Israel)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^e Department of Management ^*

^f Human Resources and Organizational Consulting Program

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Organizational change; Organizational identity; Organizational vision; R D organizations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646517074     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886305284430     Document Type: Article

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