Ain't Misbehavin': Taking Play Seriously in Organizations

Journal of Change Management

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-107

  Statler, Matt ^a   Roos, Johan ^b   Victor, Bart ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

continuous learning; Play; serious play; strategic innovation; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951144022     PISSN: 14697017     EISSN: 14791811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697010902727252     Document Type: Article

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