Factors influencing organizational change efforts: An integrative investigation of change content, context, process and individual differences

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 761-773

  Walker, H Jack ^a   Armenakis, Achilles A ^a   Bernerth, Jeremy B ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Corporate communications; Employee behaviour; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348837902     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810710831000     Document Type: Article

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