The BOHICA syndrome: a symptom of cynicism towards change initiatives?

Strategic Change

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 347-356

  Connell, Julia ^a   Waring, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 33750309429     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10991697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsc.610     Document Type: Article

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