Managing the concept of strategic change within a higher education institution: the role of strategic and scenario planning techniques

Strategic Change

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 345-359

  Richards, Leanne ^a   O'Shea, John ^a   Connolly, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547878224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10991697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsc.690     Document Type: Article

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