Beyond the hegemonic narrative - A study of managers

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 560-573

  Vickers, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corporate strategy; Individual behaviour; Managers; Narratives; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349138373     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810810903216     Document Type: Article

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