Developing criteria for healthy organizational change

Work and Stress

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-263

  Saksvik, Per Øystein ^a   Tvedt, Sturle Danielsen ^a   Nytrø, Kjell ^a   Andersen, Gunn Robstad ^a   Andersen, Thale Kvernberg ^b   Buvik, Marte Pettersen ^b   Torvatn, Hans ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Change processes; Constructive conflicts; Diversity; Local norms; Manager availability; Occupational health; Organizational change; Role clarification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 35948993435     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370701685707     Document Type: Article

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