Transforming organizational identity under institutional change

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 575-599

  He, Hongwei ^a   Baruch, Yehuda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building societies; Corporate identity; Leadership; Organizational change; Organizational culture; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350266124     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810910997014     Document Type: Article

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