Organizational discourse and change: Positions, perspectives, progress, and prospects

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-15

  Oswick, Cliff ^a   Grant, David ^b   Marshak, Robert J ^c   Cox, Julie Wolfram Cox ^d  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77950334552     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886309357536     Document Type: Article

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