Identity dynamics as a barrier to organizational change

International Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1109-1124

  McInnes, Peter ^a   Beech, Nic ^a   de Caestecker, Linda ^b   MacIntosh, Robert ^a   Ross, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Home Hlth Dept   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers to change; Change; Group identity; Healthcare; Identity dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748485819     PISSN: 01900692     EISSN: 15324265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01900690600854779     Document Type: Article

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