Implementing change in a public agency. Leadership, learning and organisational resilience

International Journal of Public Sector Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-251

  Stewart, Jenny ^a   O'Donnell, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Change management; Computers; Leadership; Public sector organizations; Workplace training

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SYSTEM; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PUBLIC SECTOR; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TRAINING;

EID: 34547455696     PISSN: 09513558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513550710740634     Document Type: Article

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