Seeking regenerative work in the post-bureaucratic transition

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-91

  Kira, Mari ^a,b   Forslin, Jan ^c  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bureaucracy; Change management; Employees; Self development; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949139816     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810810847048     Document Type: Article

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