Profiling change: An empirical study of change process patterns

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 420-446

  Ford, Matthew W ^a   Greer, Bertie M ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Empirical methods; Implementation; Profile analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750447315     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886306293437     Document Type: Article

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