An overview of intentional change from a complexity perspective

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 607-623

  Boyatzis, Richard E ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Complexity theory; Individual development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748291433     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710610678445     Document Type: Article

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