Reinventing program design: Challenges in leading sustainable institutional change

Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-35

  Barnett, Carole K ^a   Shore, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Master of business administration; Performance monitoring; Sustainable development; United States of America; Universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349334208     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730910927089     Document Type: Article

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