Inviting participation in organizational change through ownership talk

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-118

  Kykyri, Virpi Liisa ^a,b   Puutio, Risto ^c   Wahlström, Jarl ^c  

^a Hospital District of Keski Pohjanmaa   (Finland)

^b Click Consulting   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Change; Discourse; Multiparty setting; Ownership talk; Participation; Process consulting; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950336877     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886309357441     Document Type: Article

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