Reconsidering the role of conversations in change communication: A contribution based on Bakhtin

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 667-685

  Jabri, Muayyad ^a   Adrian, Allyson D ^b   Boje, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Communication; Conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 54849410262     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810810915718     Document Type: Article

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