A test of the evolution and predictive capacity of managers' interpretations of change

Journal of Change Management

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-294

  Brotheridge, Celeste M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Change; interpretations; sense making; stages

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954652138     PISSN: 14697017     EISSN: 14791811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697010500216559     Document Type: Article

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