Leading adaptive organizational change: Self-reflexivity and self-transformation

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 622-640

  Eriksen, Matthew ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Organizational change; Organizational culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349169508     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810810903252     Document Type: Article

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